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Where did you fly today?

Bridget came to the hangar today to help and we went for a short flight afterwards...

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96A6B631-ADA3-4147-BF1A-FF5B33A7CBD3.jpegLanded in Pineland to go fishing at Toledo Bend this past weekend.
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443CAB20-D24C-4E3D-8366-744175460428.jpegCaught the limit in 3 hours and headed back to HDC
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Dropping in to pick a photographer out of Chelle' Lake- One of Ron Hayes original hunting lodges, now owned by the Park Service.
Photo Credit Jim Davidson

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IMG_0958.jpgLooks like winter will be around for a bit,, 50 plus inches of ice. We were able to catch some sun and a few pike.
 

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A couple of weeks ago in the Tordrillos. Got turned around by super hard, icy, wind-drifted snow in the first place I tried to land, but eventually found incredibly nice snow further west.

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Nice work Brian.

There has been a bunch of wind hammered snow but still can find pockets of skiable stuff. This was last week.

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No snow, I'm kinda done with that, but had to fly over snowy mountains to get there: Owyhee Reservoir, Oregon.

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Nice work Brian.

There has been a bunch of wind hammered snow but still can find pockets of skiable stuff. This was last week.

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Wind hammered, good term, kinda like work hardened, which is how I think of hard snow. I just spent an hour ridge semi soaring (at 800-900 RPM at the prop in the RANS, too light to dead stick) the ridge behind my place, which has a ski area. The outabounders are busy beavers, eyeballing all their tracks is a hoot. They have way too much energy and time on their hands, judging by the tracks they leave! 9K+ ridge, 2 miles from the hangar, literally in my backyard, which is at 5600', and today was the first day with summer type upslope lift.

I can't tell what brand of straps those are holding your skis to the struts, ( I have these, similar: https://titanstraps.com/) and they are the best thing since sliced bread, just super handy for all kind of uses. They were the missing link for how I secure the Montague bike in the RANS, among multiple other uses. You can use them with large gloves on, they don't get brittle in the cold, you can use them in the dark, they are strong but just stretchy enough to maintain constant pressure, UV impervious, I love the things. Oh yeah, GREAT pics!
 

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I can't tell what brand of straps those are holding your skis to the struts, ( I have these, similar: https://titanstraps.com/) and they are the best thing since sliced bread, just super handy for all kind of uses. They were the missing link for how I secure the Montague bike in the RANS, among multiple other uses. You can use them with large gloves on, they don't get brittle in the cold, you can use them in the dark, they are strong but just stretchy enough to maintain constant pressure, UV impervious, I love the things. Oh yeah, GREAT pics!

If that was in reference to my picture, then yes, I use Titan Straps. Love those things! I'll admit that I was a bit nervous the first time I took off using those straps to secure skis, but they work incredibly well. I always have a couple straps under my rear seat now - never know when you might find treasure that needs to take a ride home!
 
Yes Brian, your pic, I got the various ski fliers confused! I have about a dozen of the Titan straps now, being able to link them together to achieve longer lengths is another great thing about them.

I flew up to Salmon ID. and the Lost Trail ski area there (though my ski area, 5 minutes away, is better in all respects and I already have a season pass there, and it was a 3 hour, 1 way, flight counting the diversions) a few weeks ago, and was looking forward to Titan strapping my snowboard to the lift struts, until I realized I could fit it inside since I didn't have a passenger.

I am always a bit disappointed, after landing on a long slope, turned around and with the engine at idle and just glissading along downhill, until gradually getting enough speed to lift off whether I want to or not, that the Datum skis/RANS combo can't carve a turn! I need some kind of articulated winter landing gear.....
 

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BTV and I had a little play time in the canyon. Hard to argue about how pretty the weather was.

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You got that right Kevin. Pretty good little gathering here yesterday with more meeting us at the airport for lunch.
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Did some backcountry flying yesterday.... OK less than I had planned as you will see in one of the photos

Cedar Mountain was amazing yesterday.... Mineral Canyon was beautiful.... Got to stay for about 4 hours when I had planned 15 minutes
 

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Brazos River. I named this one "Gravel Bar" because I am creative like that.
 

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I flew a friend down to a coastal town in my Cherokee 235 to fetch my somewhat modified J-5A and fly it back the 460 nm to Johannesburg. Beautiful weather especially over the Stormberg mountains with 50 mile visibility Image1617689206.269842.jpg


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I was able to help someone check off a bucket list item. He is fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He is an ultralight pilot and remote control flyer. He always wanted a ride in a J3. We are going to try to get a seaplane flight in for him as well.

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Taureau Lake, in Quebec


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