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02-10-2021, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KASH
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Alton Bay (B18) is opening!
Good news from the frozen northeast - the Alton Bay, NH ice runway (B18) is opening this afternoon or tomorrow morning, check NOTAMS for latest info. More info on the Alton Bay FB page -
Dave
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CFII/MEI
EAA Technical Counselor
RV-7 N701ED FLYING!
Nashua, NH (KASH)
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02-10-2021, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Sherman, CT
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Great news! Check Alton Bay hotline 603-875-3498 before arriving. This year they are only allowing takeoffs and landings to the NORTH. Most likley due to overrun accidents in the past.
Nice restaurant, great people, definitely worth the stop.
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RV6 #20477 completed 1991 sold.
RV7 #72018 N767T first flight 11/21/2017
(KOXC)Oxford, CT, (0NY0)North Creek, NY.
1941 J3 Cub skis, floats.
Building Javron Super Cub.
2020 dues gladly paid.
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02-10-2021, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: SoCal
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What's the weight limit?
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02-11-2021, 04:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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Good memories at Alton Bay. First time I visited in Feb 2012 and was coming several times a year as soon as they open. There were two years ice was too thin and they remained closed. There was a year they only opened for two days. Good folks there great scenery and nice food. Go if you can and post some pictures.
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02-11-2021, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by emsvitil
What's the weight limit?
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12+ inches of ice will hold an 18 wheeler.
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Jake
RV6 #20477 completed 1991 sold.
RV7 #72018 N767T first flight 11/21/2017
(KOXC)Oxford, CT, (0NY0)North Creek, NY.
1941 J3 Cub skis, floats.
Building Javron Super Cub.
2020 dues gladly paid.
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02-13-2021, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 156
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Alton Bay today
Runway and weather conditions perfect. All restaurants are open. Starts to get real busy around 8:30am.
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02-15-2021, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Id love to go there with my -4
Nice pics! My mother-in-law just moved from there to Fla, too cold! Id love to go land on the ice some time..my -4 is "all white" like your beautiful bird is.We go by call sign "Casper".
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02-15-2021, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Thanks Bill for the good words. Come on up, N.C is a day trip.
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02-16-2021, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: KBVY Massachusetts
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Never having landed on ice before, what's involved?
Seems like the slightest swerve and the airplane will swap ends. Or worse.
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02-16-2021, 09:23 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: New Hampshire
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No special skills required other than rolling to a stop, assuming little to no braking conditions. Use that rudder thingy. Pick a day without cross winds and don't fall down while exiting the plane. Take it real slow into parking. I just nose it into a space, then rotate it by hand, after shutting down. If you misjudge the landing and go long, or bounce, it's a non-event to do a go around.
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