Alert! Lake hood

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #1

Drove by Lake Hood on the way to check my tie down; if you have, or know someone who has an airplane on the lake you might want to get down there. There is about a foot of water on the ice. Water up to the bungies on one Cub I passed. It's warm and blowing about 25 out of the south.

 

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #2

Gusting 31 from 160, says the ATIS, but it might be more.

 

Steve Pierce

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Graham, TX

• Dec 4, 2011

• #3

I see it is warmer there than it is here.

 

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #4

I hope this isn't 2003 again: that's when the Moneyburner earned her name. I can't afford to do that again.

 

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #5

A wing cover just blew by.

 

Dave Calkins

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Anchorage, Alaska

• Dec 4, 2011

• #6

moneyburner said:

A wing cover just blew by.

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I saw an ad in Craigslist a couple weeks ago....some guy hoping his wing cover was found. Hah! shoulda taken care of his stuff!

 

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #7

Well, at least it isn't still beating up a wing.

 

mike mcs repair

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chugiak AK

• Dec 4, 2011

• #8

Steve Pierce said:

I see it is warmer there than it is here.

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was 54 at birchwood this morning.... my parking lot is a huge 5" deep lake... the dog Sam loved it he got to go play in the water!!

 

mike mcs repair

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chugiak AK

• Dec 4, 2011

• #9

boy I bet they will be out on the golf course in Palmer soon.....

http://avcams.faa.gov/viewsite.php?bookmark=70OBZ1WK

 

moneyburner

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Western Washington

• Dec 4, 2011

• #10

Seems to be laying down a bit - I'm going home.



I drove by here at around 9:30 - the water was almost to the bungie covers on the plane on the left. It either has gone down or someone went out and blocked them up. A lot of ripped up wing covers today.

 

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mit greb

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Fairbanks Alaska

• Dec 4, 2011

• #11

Rained in Fairbanks today.

 

mike mcs repair

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chugiak AK

• Feb 1, 2012

• #12

check your tie downs....
couldn't find the birchwood windy thread,

but gusts to 54 Mph in last half hour at birchwood,

looks breezy at lake hood too....

 

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sierra bravo

Registered User

• Feb 1, 2012

• #13

Mike,

You need the Aeroweather app. No reason to guess. PALH is blowing 310@10g22.

 

mike mcs repair

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chugiak AK

• Feb 1, 2012

• #14

sierra bravo said:

Mike,

You need the Aeroweather app. No reason to guess. PALH is blowing 310@10g22.

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I did look, it was 48 Mph gust when I posted

 

aktango58

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18AA

• Feb 2, 2012

• #15

Mike,

Is Dale C in town even? I lost his number, is his bird ok?

 

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joeg

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Anchorage, AK

• Feb 14, 2012

• #16

not really a "red alert", but there is quite a bit of overflow on the lake. Make sure you're skis are above the waterline before the freezing weather returns!