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Old 08-16-2017, 12:14 PM
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The mail bloats on the Rougue river up at gold beach is good fun.
Um... mail bloats?
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:52 PM
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I called the number listed for airport manager and it was a guy who picked up. And yes, he said there's no FBO there. He didn't sound like a pilot, but just briefed me on the weather and car rentals.

Very gracious of you to offer your car. I will take you up on your offer if we end up landing there. My goal was to be as close to the Park as possible so we don't have to drive back and forth too much. But I guess EKA isn't THAT much further than ACV...

I'll PM you so we can exchange contact info. Thanks!

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If you are VFR only, landing at EKA is a much better chance than ACV. Curious who you talked to at ACV since there is no FBO, the airport manager is a female, and none of the county workers are pilots :-) Give Northern Air a call at EKA, they are very good at weather reports (707)443-3179

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Old 08-16-2017, 01:02 PM
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Great suggestion! Do you know if Prospect has ground transportation? If so, it'd be perfect since it's a lot closer to Crater Lake than Ashford or Medford. We definitely want to see Crater Lake from the ground and it'd be nice to not have to drive an hour each way to get there.
Prospect does not have any services. Also, be sure and check the NOTOMs as the airport is currently closed due to firefighting activities.
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Old 08-16-2017, 04:28 PM
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Thanks for all the excellent suggestions, guys. My only concern is possibly getting trapped in by the fog. Now I really see the limitation of being a VFR-only pilot/ plane. We are on a tight schedule and must be back on Monday,

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I hate to be a wet blanket but posts like this make me nervous.
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Old 08-16-2017, 10:41 PM
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As previously mentioned, Crater lake may not be feasible due to the fires. If not though, you're heading to a beautiful part of the country!

I would recommend checking out Lucas Lodge, near Agness, OR. It's inland from Gold Beach, and may be less risky if you're concerned about the marine layer (as you should be this time of year!). I haven't been to this lodge personally, but I've spent time in this area and it is beautiful! I've also heard great things about the lodge, and plan on heading there one of these days! http://www.lucaslodgeoregon.com/

I hope you have a great trip!

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Old 08-17-2017, 07:36 AM
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I recommend overflying Astoria and Mt. St. Helens
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Old 08-22-2017, 07:55 PM
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We just flew back from Independence (to SoCal) yesterday. In Southern OR the smoke was so thick we had to climb to 17.5 to get on top. It literally was marginal VFR. TFR's everywhere with tops to 11k. It was ugly! Don't look for the fires to be out anytime soon.

On top of that, there was a severe sigmet for Northern CA for a line of T-storms 60 miles wide with tops to 45k! Sure glad we left early enough to miss that...

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