Count me in if it’s on a date I can make in April.
Greg
Add us to the “maybe” list if a date gets proposed - I can put the bush wheels back on the Tundra and lumber over there.....
Converse County airport in Wyoming has a decent gravel strip. Comes very handy in a strong cross wind on main runway. Don't believe listed avgas price it's one dollar more for the gallon
It's Cinqo de Mayo...
Here's a bit of green for you from October.
Landing:
https://youtu.be/RTOTG56LLpY
Takeoff:
https://youtu.be/yQySntND9Y0
The grass at this strip in NL was amazing, and the ground underneath the grass was as smooth as a pool table. Very nice place to fly to, and the kind people there found me a hanger for a few days while I visited my daughter.
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I don't think I've enjoyed a piece of machinery as much since I got my first Yamaha JT-60 dirt bike in the early '70s. Thanks Van's!
That little motorcycle taught me a lot about engines - I had to split the cases on that thing a couple of times. And thanks to that experience as a 12 yr old, I got a job at 16 in a machine shop as the motorcycle engine repair guy. And the owner of the shop introduced me to flying in his tripacer. Good times!1971 JT-60 for me. I learned early how to quickly clean spark plugs. I was commenting to a friend today that we come across some machinery in our lifetimes that we really enjoy and make an impression. Van's aircraft is on the good list.
Afraid to use the brakes in an A- model? Were you worried about getting airborne again after a full stop? I'm sure a nose-over was not the issue. 3200 feet seems adequate even at that altitude...
Vlad, might be time to remove that ulcer below the nose and install a proper tailwheel
Vlad,
Like the stone quarried nearby from whence the small town got its name, Marble CO is indeed a gem in the rough. I ventured there with my wife in our then HR2 for a camping weekend in 2009 which was highly enjoyable. From walks on the dirt road "main street" to a small fox that visited our campsite all weekend, it was memorable.
Rocket rocking the Rock, or more precisely the Marble!
Smokey
Airport manager met me out at the fuel pump a couple months back just to make sure the fuel pump worked. Nice guy! TBH I don't even remember there being dirt runways. lol
Rodney is a cool guy indeed. Owns several planes but loves falconry. Got the bird from our forest. Once its GPS showed 120 mph in the dive
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There are some cool tools on a stone table. ...
I haven’t been there yet. How long is the runway?
Jerry