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I've been lazy in putting up trip reports and now have a backlog. I'll use this winter to catch up and share some with you guys.
Back in September there was a small get together at a lodge in Castle Lakes Colorado. A high altitude strip at 9300 ft with 14,000 ft peaks all around.
The colors were amazing, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Not all images are mine so I'll give credit to Matt.
Some weather moved in on the last day, here's the Maule getting wet!
You can see the airstrip at the bottom of this picture, between the lakes.
Another shot of the strip between the lakes, keep it straight or you'll get wet!
One has to have their A game on when flying in this area, no room for error. With the weather rolling in it made it interesting to say the least.
It was a fantastic place with some great people, this is why we fly.
Back in September there was a small get together at a lodge in Castle Lakes Colorado. A high altitude strip at 9300 ft with 14,000 ft peaks all around.
The colors were amazing, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Not all images are mine so I'll give credit to Matt.
Some weather moved in on the last day, here's the Maule getting wet!
You can see the airstrip at the bottom of this picture, between the lakes.
Another shot of the strip between the lakes, keep it straight or you'll get wet!
One has to have their A game on when flying in this area, no room for error. With the weather rolling in it made it interesting to say the least.
It was a fantastic place with some great people, this is why we fly.
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Technically you are supposed to be staying at the lodge. The owner of the lodge doesn't want folks dropping in to bag the strip only to get themselves into trouble with the density altitude and the terrain.
However, he is open to people calling him up and talking to him about landing there. He would likely give the go ahead after talking to you a bit.
However, he is open to people calling him up and talking to him about landing there. He would likely give the go ahead after talking to you a bit.
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Wonderful spot. How long is it?
I assume on all but the coolest flyable non-snowy days the DA is in the 10,000 foot bracket. Must take some serious HP and wise timing, planning, and packing to get in and out safely, especially considering the surrounding terrain.
Wonderful pictures.
I assume on all but the coolest flyable non-snowy days the DA is in the 10,000 foot bracket. Must take some serious HP and wise timing, planning, and packing to get in and out safely, especially considering the surrounding terrain.
Wonderful pictures.
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It is about 2800 feet long, DA is a huge concern so one has to take off early in the morning and keep your plane light.Mountain Doctor wrote:Wonderful spot. How long is it?
I assume on all but the coolest flyable non-snowy days the DA is in the 10,000 foot bracket. Must take some serious HP and wise timing, planning, and packing to get in and out safely, especially considering the surrounding terrain.
Wonderful pictures.
When the throttle goes forward the power is underwhelming to say the least.
The trees at the other end seem to come up quick
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Saw a quote this morning.
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
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I guess you proved the point
Saw a quote this morning.
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
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I guess you proved the point
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Wow! Those colors are so vivid, they would be called unrealistic if someone made a painting with the same chromatic range. Sometimes reality goes beyond what our imaginations normally allow! Thanks for sharing. With my little 180 Hp power plant I probably won't fly there. Getting a peek through another person's camera is great though.
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Beautiful colors! What kind of camera?
The highest density altitude that I've done so far is Cold Meadows (U81) in Idaho @ 7030 MSL in a Super Cub. At about 1030 in the morning in July it was around 75F so the DA was close to 10,000. It's a pretty long turf runway but the Super Cub still got off in about 500 feet with two of us and half fuel. Lori's Super Cub has a 180 hp engine like my MX7-180 but it's a lot lighter. It would have taken me about 1000 feet in my Maule.
The highest density altitude that I've done so far is Cold Meadows (U81) in Idaho @ 7030 MSL in a Super Cub. At about 1030 in the morning in July it was around 75F so the DA was close to 10,000. It's a pretty long turf runway but the Super Cub still got off in about 500 feet with two of us and half fuel. Lori's Super Cub has a 180 hp engine like my MX7-180 but it's a lot lighter. It would have taken me about 1000 feet in my Maule.
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This could help to calculate the runway requirement, some of the numbers are a little conservative, but better safe than sorry
This could help to calculate the runway requirement, some of the numbers are a little conservative, but better safe than sorry
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