Brazos River

txpacer · Oct 30, 2020

A lot of Super Cubbers (and some Super Cruisers) aren't getting their Brazos fix since Steve stopped holding his annual maintenance seminar, so I put together a video of some of our favorite Sunday morning bars. Not as scenic as what some of you get to fly to, but it's good training and a lot of fun.

No music, I don't want to get it blocked.

https://youtu.be/N-5mhmEU_Yw

txpacer · Oct 30, 2020

Damned autocorrect. Can someone fix the title?

KevinJ · Oct 30, 2020

How fitting. Razor River? Hehehe......maybe you could score a paid ad spot with Manscaping. Wait, never mind

Next time, how about more drone footage, maybe a jet boat and your Eastern European girlfriend!

Looks good. You make it look easy.

RaisedByWolves · Oct 30, 2020

Landed at the bridge one time and there was a fridge in the middle. Someone threw off the top

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KevinJ · Oct 30, 2020

RaisedByWolves said:
Landed at the bridge one time and there was a fridge in the middle. Someone threw off the top

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In Texas we call that an icebox;-)

txpacer · Oct 30, 2020

KevinJ said:
Next time, how about more drone footage, maybe a jet boat and your Eastern European girlfriend!

She wouldn't get along with my Serbian wife.

Steve Pierce · Oct 30, 2020

To much craft beer last night? I fixed it.

Steve Pierce · Oct 30, 2020

Should we tell how the bars get their names. One in particular comes to mind. 8)

txpacer · Oct 30, 2020

Naming conventions for the Brazos bars:

Some are named for whatever creek feeds in there

Some are named for the wildlife seen there

Others are named for an "event" that occurred there. For example, I hit an unseen sand berm and broke the gear on my Pacer (on GY 26s, not Bushwheels) on what is now Pacer bar. Others can chime in on their own tales of woe.

Many with no names are very low water bars that disappear quickly when it rains.

behindpropellers · Oct 30, 2020

txpacer said:
Naming conventions for the Brazos bars:

Some are named for whatever creek feeds in there

Some are named for the wildlife seen there

Others are named for an "event" that occurred there. For example, I hit an unseen sand berm and broke the gear on my Pacer (on GY 26s, not Bushwheels) on what is now Pacer bar. Others can chime in on their own tales of woe.

Many with no names are very low water bars that disappear quickly when it rains.

So there is a wingtiplight bar?

Steve Pierce · Oct 30, 2020

behindpropellers said:
So there is a wingtiplight bar?

Several but to common so you have to be creative like "Tree Branch Grab".

OLDCROWE · Oct 30, 2020

Whap happened to the Mauled Tree Bar

Steve Pierce · Oct 30, 2020

OLDCROWE said:
Whap happened to the Mauled Tree Bar

We never renamed it, currently Number 1.

OLDCROWE · Oct 30, 2020

Steve Pierce said:
We never renamed it, currently Number 1.

From those of us in attendance, I think "Number 2" would be more appropriately descriptive.

Steve Pierce · Oct 30, 2020

Eaton has the picture.

SteveE · Oct 30, 2020

Pic was a split second before he smoked that tree.

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Eddie Foy · Oct 30, 2020

I had no idea there were that many of them. Steve should put flags on Google Maps.

RaisedByWolves · Oct 30, 2020

Didn't see the video of going into the big skid the hard way. To the north

Farmboy · Oct 30, 2020

SteveE said:
Pic was a split second before he smoked that tree.

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That’s a tree?

That’s not a tree. This is a tree.

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txpacer · Oct 30, 2020

It's been a while since I've been there and the wind favored that way. Gotta go the way the breezes blow.

RaisedByWolves said:
Didn't see the video of going into the big skid the hard way. To the north

OLDCROWE · Oct 30, 2020

Farmboy said:
That’s a tree?

That’s not a tree. This is a tree.
View attachment 51980

Transmitted from my FlightPhone on fingers...

Well, it was in Texas (sorry Pierce but he teed it up).

Tennessee · Oct 31, 2020

Nice video, txpacer. What camera were you using?

txpacer · Oct 31, 2020

GoPro 7. The image stabilization makes a big difference.

Tailpilot · Oct 31, 2020

Anyone flying the brazos this weekend?

Yesterday was a great day....hit up 2 of my usual ranch stops and flew down the river.

Steve Pierce · Oct 31, 2020

Eddie Foy said:
I had no idea there were that many of them. Steve should put flags on Google Maps.

There are way more than on the video just depends on water level and what the river did to it during the last high water event. It is ever changing which keeps it interesting.

Steve Pierce · Oct 31, 2020

I am from Tennessee, I know what real trees look like. I also know what little trees can do to an airplane.

Steve Pierce · Oct 31, 2020

Tailpilot said:
Anyone flying the brazos this weekend?

Yesterday was a great day....hit up 2 of my usual ranch stops and flew down the river.

Every Sunday morning, call on fingers. At least 3 for tomorrow, some of the Dactur boys are coming over. I went last night and probably head out in a bit.

Willie · Oct 31, 2020

Steve, is camping allowed along that area? On the sand bars?

Steve Pierce · Oct 31, 2020

We do it. We just stay on the public land. Had as many as 12 airplanes camping on one bar.

Tailpilot · Nov 2, 2020

I missed this on Sunday......I did meet up with one of the Decatur boys today and did some gravel bar work!! Looking forward to meeting the others

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