North East winter Fun 17/18

RaisedByWolves · Jan 14, 2018

Scouter said:
Looks like you guys have some beauty snow. You cant believe the crap we have now. Its dried concrete after 2.5 in rain and now below zero. All the brooks and streams and swamps are at flood stage Its almost unlandable. My wife though I lost my mind when I came home trying to find a semi smooth patch to plunk down in the cornfield. Rock solid with patchy areas of crust to flip bushwheels, So you cant fly skis without tearing the gear off, and minefields for bushwheels. Looks like the snowgods take care of the just

Jim

They Suck. Worse here, runway is grass with 2ft snow drifts that are rock solid and soft at the same time

Farmboy · Jan 18, 2018

VTGlenn, seems NOAA goes out and photographs ice dam potential and existing during the winter as needed. Looks like decent snow at the Dairy Center in Enosburg, photos from 1/15.

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snowsurvey/photos/flythroughs/2018/survey_12/index.html

1piece@atime · Jan 18, 2018

Went out last weekend to check out the ice jams and flew into lake carmi which is close to the dairy center. Had about 6-8” of fresh snow with no overflow. Since then we have gotten another 2 inches.

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Farmboy · Jan 18, 2018

Scouter, do you guys use of this type of data for the farm?

Based on the photos, seems NOAA has a Twin Otter that they fly quite a bit in the northeast to predict soil moisture.

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snowsurvey/photos/flythroughs/2018/survey_02/

Farmboy · Jan 18, 2018

I'm getting off topic in this thread, sorry Glenn.
VTGlenn and Skywalker, we need to start watching out for low flying twin otters! Apparently 22A up to Shoreham is a designated photo route.

http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snowsurvey/photos/flythroughs/2018/survey_06/

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40m · Jan 18, 2018

Spent this afternoon in the Champlain Valley hopscotching from one lake to another along route 30 south. Not much snow but plenty of good ice.

RaisedByWolves · Jan 18, 2018

40m said:
Spent this afternoon in the Champlain Valley hopscotching from one lake to another along route 30 south. Not much snow but plenty of good ice.

We got 5 or 6 inches here. Should be landable now.

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Skywalker · Jan 18, 2018

Walked on Dunmore last weekend, 14 inches in the south end, almost no snow. Bet those Twin Otters are flying alot higher than we tend to. Got my new rear window in yesterday. Just need to bleed my new double caliper brakes.

cubdriver2 · Jan 19, 2018

Darn, everyone is out playing but me

Glenn

Poor Joe · Jan 19, 2018

Perhaps breakfast up north tomorrow might be in order to overcome your sadness. I also understand that there might have been some ski testing also going on in the Petersburg area. Will have to wait on the results&#55357;&#56841;

Tim · Jan 19, 2018

Poor Joe said:
Perhaps breakfast up north tomorrow might be in order to overcome your sadness. I also understand that there might have been some ski testing also going on in the Petersburg area. Will have to wait on the results&#55357;&#56841;

Joe, they worked

cubdriver2 · Jan 19, 2018

Joe, 9 or 10 am at Speculator for breakfast, your call. Can you get there by 9?

Glenn

Poor Joe · Jan 19, 2018

9 should be good

cubdriver2 · Jan 19, 2018

Ok, meet you guys at Speculator at 9 and we can head North after that

Glenn

Farmboy · Jan 20, 2018

Well, we threw in the towel this morning after seeing windshear warnings at 2000 feet, and 40-90 winds from 2k-4K feet. Ground winds seemed nearly calm.

But I needed to adjust the prop anyhow, so there was reason to get up. Jake joined me for a short excursion around the neighborhood.

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Poor Joe · Jan 20, 2018

I also canceled going north but things died down about 11 for awhile and I got together with some friends. Even saw Dan Bull’s old 12 come out of sick bay with a few new parts.

m

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cubdriver2 · Jan 20, 2018

Were shooting for 9 on Sunday

I was the sled shuttle for the kids today

Glenn

mam90 · Jan 20, 2018

Found my skis.... Air was a bit lumpy and we could use another dump of snow....

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G44 · Jan 20, 2018

mam90 said:
Found my skis.... Air was a bit lumpy and we could use another dump of snow....

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Sweet looking ride Mark!

mam90 · Jan 20, 2018

Thanks Kurt, still a few things to finish up but it was definitely time to fly!

cubdriver2 · Jan 21, 2018

Speculator for breakfast

Twitchel lk

Racquet Lk

Tom Depmeyers newly restored original 0235 Pa12, under 950lbs.

Otsego lk

Good day

Glenn

Tim · Jan 21, 2018

Glen lake for lunch

cruiser · Jan 21, 2018

Tim said:
Glen lake for lunchView attachment 34825

Now THAT is a big trip!

Tim · Jan 21, 2018

Jim, I didn't say how far in to Canada we went

a.crane · Jan 21, 2018

Seboomook on the north end of Moosehead lake. Smooth but just like a rock.

Whole lake pretty much bare, the snow conditions in Maine went from 2-3 feet of powder to 2” of concrete

Found some good snow in the corner of a potato field, the rest of this field is almost bare. We need some more snow!

40m · Jan 22, 2018

a.crane said:
View attachment 34837
Seboomock on the north end of Moosehead lake. Smooth but just like a rock.

View attachment 34838Whole lake pretty much bare, the snow conditions in Maine went from 2-3 feet of powder to 2” of concrete

View attachment 34839Found some good snow in the corner of a potato field, the rest of this field is almost bare. We need some more snow!

You have been taught well "Grasshopper"
Winter crop land patrol is an operational expense, be sure to send your fuel receipt down to Florida for reimbursement and continue to have fun!

blueE · Jan 22, 2018

We finished putting skis on the Bearhawk. Is there any snow left?

Emilie

Skywalker · Jan 22, 2018

Here in Shoreham I went out on my new 22 smoothies yesterday. Couldn't test my new brakes with all the wet snow, I think I could have taken off just as quick with the brakes locked. Dunmore looked whiter than a week ago, didn't persue. When I dragged the lake, people didn't wave, but phones came up. Is that a thing now?

mam90 · Jan 22, 2018

Yep, if there’s people, there’s pictures. I try to keep that in mind all the time.....,

Farmboy · Jan 22, 2018

Tough sledding for awhile.

http://www.ilsnow.com/2018/01/21/getting-worse/

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