Lycosaurus
Well Known Member
Ile Aux Coudres - St. Lawrence River, East of Quebec City
Two folding bikes and an airplane... what to do? How about a trip to a small island east of Quebec city. We had been to Ile Aux Coudres (CTA3) many years ago, but on a car vacation. It is a small island with a spectacular view as you drive or cycle around (only about 24 km ... that's only about 14 miles for the metric impaired). The photos do not do it justice.
Here's a link to the tourism site that contains some history and some more photos http://www.tourismeisleauxcoudres.com/?page=accueil&l=en
We were in no hurry, so we setup our o-320 to be running frugally, and cruised on at about 130 kts. Took about 2 hours from Ottawa. We used flight following both ways, and hand-offs and communications were the best I've had.
The photo below shows the view of the island just as we are passing some mountains.
Turn for landing on 35
Backtracking the runway. Fairly smooth grass and gravel runway. It is privately owned, however prior permission not required. The owner was actually out at the field to greet some other visitors. She came over to chat and give us a pamphlet with a map for cycling. Her son used to be the driving force for the airfield, since he loved flying and was a pilot. He passed away a few years ago. The airfield is up for sale, so if anyone wants to retire in a gorgeous setting, this may be the ticket.
All packed and ready to go.
Bicycle for the RV-10? I don't think this one folds.
I thought this one was interesting. It's a Bike Buddy side by side. Just like for planes, some of us prefer side by sides.
asdads
Two folding bikes and an airplane... what to do? How about a trip to a small island east of Quebec city. We had been to Ile Aux Coudres (CTA3) many years ago, but on a car vacation. It is a small island with a spectacular view as you drive or cycle around (only about 24 km ... that's only about 14 miles for the metric impaired). The photos do not do it justice.
Here's a link to the tourism site that contains some history and some more photos http://www.tourismeisleauxcoudres.com/?page=accueil&l=en
We were in no hurry, so we setup our o-320 to be running frugally, and cruised on at about 130 kts. Took about 2 hours from Ottawa. We used flight following both ways, and hand-offs and communications were the best I've had.
The photo below shows the view of the island just as we are passing some mountains.
Turn for landing on 35
Backtracking the runway. Fairly smooth grass and gravel runway. It is privately owned, however prior permission not required. The owner was actually out at the field to greet some other visitors. She came over to chat and give us a pamphlet with a map for cycling. Her son used to be the driving force for the airfield, since he loved flying and was a pilot. He passed away a few years ago. The airfield is up for sale, so if anyone wants to retire in a gorgeous setting, this may be the ticket.
All packed and ready to go.
Bicycle for the RV-10? I don't think this one folds.
I thought this one was interesting. It's a Bike Buddy side by side. Just like for planes, some of us prefer side by sides.
asdads