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Old 09-07-2016, 07:05 AM
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Extraordinary trip Vlad!

Thanks for all the pictures and narrative.

Indeed - A Journey of a Lifetime.
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Old 09-08-2016, 10:17 AM
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Extreme aerial tourism is coming to an end. Time to land and have some liquified matter.





Am I taking somebody's spot? There are at least six ones like this some are greasier then the others.





It took me 5 minutes to secure my airplane and another 5 minutes to run to the pool via beer fridge. Cold beer, warm pool... I am surely missing something here... "Wish Upon a Pike" and a mighty roar came





An armada of V22s Ospreys flew in to refuel. Two, four then another one... six!!
These are quick suckers two fuel trucks were working hard with one on standby.





Man that was epic. Sitting by the pool with a cold beer watching and listening to the roar of turbines, with smell of burnt jet fuel and a cloud of dust!! Indescribable feelings of thoughtless youth! Thank YOU you know who you are for recommending a place like this. I owe you big time!





In couple hours I went to the restaurant I was hungry as a marathon runner. Ordered steak. And drink. Then more. The restaurant was surprisingly empty. When I asked for a bill the waitress said everything has been taken care of and she didn't disclose by whom. Have a good night. Tomorrow's route was already plotted.
What airport is this....Yuma?
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Old 09-08-2016, 10:44 AM
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What airport is this....Yuma?
Imperial CO (KIPL)
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Old 09-08-2016, 12:46 PM
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Imperial CO (KIPL)
Thanks Tom....that was driving me nuts!
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Old 09-08-2016, 01:16 PM
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It does require some skill to take pictures while landing an airplane. Impressive ...
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Old 09-09-2016, 08:17 AM
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> I wandered around Borrego Valley trying to find a landing strip within a walking distance to some source of moisture. Aqua Caliente Springs? Pretty place but far from a habitat. I will be baked before I walk to the closest shack. How about Ocotillo L90?

For future reference, there's a very small market within walking distance of Agua Caliente. It's at the entrance to a campground. A little further (but still walkable) in the campground are some swimming pools.

I've landed at Agua Caliente before and had to get an ice cream at the market to stay cool. It's a nice out-of-the-way place.
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:18 AM
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It does require some skill to take pictures while landing an airplane. Impressive ...
Have you seen other strips he has landed on? Certainly very impressive and a good examples that nose gear is not as vulnerable as some believe it is.
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Old 09-09-2016, 02:20 PM
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It does require some skill to take pictures while landing an airplane. Impressive ...
Joe not much skills required to press the camera pushbutton. In no traffic calm winds and stable approach environment it's a split second you just grab and shoot in blind (distraction of a finger not more ). Camera all preset in auto mode. More often then not the pictures come blurry.



Plus I am flying an RV9A it's like having a built-in autoland feature trim it and relax. Keep her flying over the runway till she doesn't want to stay airborne anymore. Nothing impressive here. I imagine how comfortable are guys with autopilots.
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Old 09-09-2016, 02:43 PM
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Curiosity question for you, Vlad. Used to land on very unimproved dirt roads, not paved ones. You've landed on a few paved roads. How does the airplane handle when you encounter a road that has the center higher than the edges so water will run off? I think many, if not most, modern paved roads have this kind of camber to them. I would naturally suspect the castoring nosewheel might want to wander pretty easily away from the center of the road.

What has your experience been?
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Old 09-09-2016, 03:08 PM
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Curiosity question for you, Vlad. Used to land on very unimproved dirt roads, not paved ones. You've landed on a few paved roads. How does the airplane handle when you encounter a road that has the center higher than the edges so water will run off? I think many, if not most, modern paved roads have this kind of camber to them. I would naturally suspect the castoring nosewheel might want to wander pretty easily away from the center of the road.

What has your experience been?

Mark, the road camber is no factor there are so many other things to worry about i.e wingtip clearance from signs and poles, a pocket to clear the road etc. You can't just land on an empty paved road except in Alaska and Montana so my total paved roads count is less then a dozen. However couple years ago I noticed a overcambered surface but couldn't do full stop because of incoming traffic. Therefore no report or experience on free castering. I would guess it's negligible and wouldn't affect nose wheel steering
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