John221us
En-Route
The snowshoe thing was last minute. I know a few people going, but I am not commited.
The snowshoe thing was last minute. I know a few people going, but I am not commited.
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We can't drink and fly, anyway.
Lincoln looks good. Mendocino shows rain on Saturday and partly cloudy on Sunday.
I have a plane setup for the 9th or 10th. So I'm set unless we decide on another weekend altogether.
Kim, I was originally planning to go solo but your more than welcome to come along. Let me know and we can figure out the logistics.
The votes are looking like HAF (I am not sure who voted for what, I guess I should have set the poll up differently). We can plan on the 9th and as we get closer, we can see what the weather is going to favor. HAF sometimes sits under the marine layer, while other sites open up, but this is a good time of year for the coast as long as there aren't any storms. I still like Monterey, but I will go with the majority.
by "as it gets closer" I assume you mean leave the 10th open as well in case we switch it to the 10th?
What is the agenda? Fly and say hi or have lunch? Lunch on the field or somewhere else? Any other plans / activities? I'm not a huge morning person so I'm guessing breakfast is not going to happen.
Do you want me to post on Meetup?
Kimberly
Well actually, I was thinking the 9th was firm, but if HAF wasn't going to clear by a reasonable time (I am VFR only and I know a few others are), we might consider another location that looks clear (LLR, MRY or somewhere within a reasonable distance). We should be able to make the call the evening before. I would assume that HAF on the 9th is pretty firm, though. I was just looking at having a backup plan.
Edit: We should probably figure on making it for lunch. Breakfast would be tough.
Agreed. Now I understand:
Lunch
Saturday, Feb. 9
KHAF
(other coastal destination if needed)
The only place I've been is the brewing company. I have never had food at the place which is supposedly on field or really close. Where do you want to eat and do you think we need reservations?
Kimberly
Princeton Seafood Company (in the harbor) is the best and it's rarely that crowded. I don't think the local places take reservations. Maybe the brewing company does.
+1 and they are reasonably priced, as well (others on this board have called me cheap). I am not, really, but no point in going overboard for lunch.
John - should I post on meetup?
You're not that new...It's good to see more California people.I'm new to the forums, but certainly like an excuse to go fly somewhere.
Count me in.
I'm new to the forums, but certainly like an excuse to go fly somewhere.
Count me in.
Go ahead, ask why she is hold faux dead chickens (yes, it does involve voodoo).
Yeah, but she used the chickens in a Santaria ritual beforehand to win the event.
Are you Craig? Or Vince? Or Craig Vince? Or Vince Craig?
I was the first girl ever to win. Heck nobody won for like 10 years. You know what they say, the safest place to stand is on the target.
Man, I was just at HAF last weekend. It was stunning.
The 30 Cafe is on the field, and it's pretty good, but there is better stuff in town. I'm partial to Sam's Chowder House, on the other side of the (small) harbor. 30 is good for standard airport comfort food (they do a better job than Sky Kitchen at SQL, and are comparable to the 29er Diner).
But HAF is SO close that it would take me twice as long to fly there as to just drive. MRY is also very close from one of the rentals (I've been using a 182 at WVI), but further from the other (PAO).
A picnic at Angwin would be nice. It's west of Lake Berryessa, in the mountains above St. Helena. There is some hiking and pine forest around there. Not a huge amount of room, and next to nothing on the field (and last I checked, the fuel pump was broken!). Not even a taxiway.... It's on a university campus, but there isn't much evidence of that from the field, aside from an abandoned observatory dome in the middle of it.
I think I can do 2/9 as well. Count me in. Anyone want a ride? I'm based in kccr but don't mind grabbing one or more folks from surrounding airports.
Dates allowed? Or just pilots?