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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA
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 Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: Trip Report |
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Yesterday:
It was hotter than hell in Ramona, but fantastically clear,
so I flew an hour north toward Big Bear. Just south of Big Bear
airport there's a 12k' mountain called San Gorgornio that the Boy
Scouts will be climbing in a month or so. So I climbed on up and
checked out the trail and the scenery. Much of the trail was still
covered by snow, but much I could trace. It was interesting to note
that people had built rock shelters on the peak to enable them to
camp out of the wind. The airport's situated in the mountains at
about 6800' off the end of a lake. It was only 68F there so I stopped
and had an excellent tuna melt at the restaurant, then just sat
around for a while reading and enjoying the cool air. Climb-out in
the 8800' density altitude (They have a digital sign at both ends
that tells you the density altitude real-time.) was slow but steady.
Once across the lake I picked up some strong thermals enabling me to
climb up and out.
Today:
After dinner I flew out west to enjoy the sunset over the
marine layer. Here on SoCal we frequently get an inversion that holds
moist cool air down below 1000 - 1500' west of the coastal mountains.
I took some pictures then high-tailed it back to Ramona to get on the
ground before sunset. (No lights, you know.)
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 300 hrs. and counting
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JetPilot
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Trip Report |
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Those are beautiful pictures Guy, it sounds like you had a great time. I wish I had mountains to fly around, its as flat as a table here in South Florida... Thermals is something we do get plenty of though ! How does your Kitfox handle in the strong thermals ? Are the jolts pretty hard, or enough to bank the airplane much ?
Thanks for the trip report, it is always an inspiration for those of us that are building  I wish more people would write and post pictures like this. We more fun stuff here on the list.
Mike
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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Trip Report |
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[quote="JetPilot"]How does your Kitfox handle in the strong thermals ? Are the jolts pretty hard, or enough to bank the airplane much ?
Well, I seldom get more than a 90 degree bank, or severe dope-slap to the skylight. Thankfully the controls are so effective it's easy to recover.
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Tom Jones
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: Ellensburg, WA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:21 am Post subject: Re: Trip Report |
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Guy wrote:
| Quote: | | Climb-out in the 8800' density altitude (They have a digital sign at both ends that tells you the density altitude real-time.) was slow but steady. |
That reminds me of the Kitfox cartoon I saw somewhere. It might be on the tee shirt they gave me when I toured the factory back in "94. A kitfox is sitting in front of a hangar. The hangar has a sign above the door. The sign has the name of an airport and under that "Elevation, Who cares?"
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