chrispratt
Well Known Member
After several weeks of miserable rain in North Texas, we finally got some relief in the form of a gorgeous Fall day. So everyone with a plane seemed to be out flying today.
With record setting rains for this time of the year, I had to check on my favorite grass strip and restaurant at Cedar Mills on Lake Texoma. The field is, shall we say, a bit damp. The photo below shows the eastern end (about 20% of the runway) under water. So a no-go for landing. Looks like the annual Cedar Mills Splash-In has been cancelled; ironic since it would seem ideal conditions for the seaplane crowd. The marina restaurant is still open (I called today 10/21/18 to check with them), so all is not lost. But the water sure looks close.
Fueling at KXBP (Bridgeport) brought out the usual suspects and a new ?strange bird? to the ramp. A Cavalon Auto-Gyro landed just ahead of me and it sure looks like fun. First one I?ve seen up close. Very nice package, but I?ll stick with my RV.
And to round out the morning, a transient high-wing airplane made an emergency landing in a field just southwest of 52F (Aero Valley) my home field. I wasn?t aware of it until I landed when a police car flagged me down during taxi, asked me to take off again and if I saw a downed aircraft to circle the site to verify the location. I did, there was, I circled. Ambulances headed that way. Fortunately the pilot made an excellent off field landing, aircraft did not flip and he walked away unscathed (too early to know the cause other than loss of power). And no, I didn?t think to take a picture. Sorry, I was busy flying the plane.
After such an ?uneventful? day, I need a nap.
Chris
With record setting rains for this time of the year, I had to check on my favorite grass strip and restaurant at Cedar Mills on Lake Texoma. The field is, shall we say, a bit damp. The photo below shows the eastern end (about 20% of the runway) under water. So a no-go for landing. Looks like the annual Cedar Mills Splash-In has been cancelled; ironic since it would seem ideal conditions for the seaplane crowd. The marina restaurant is still open (I called today 10/21/18 to check with them), so all is not lost. But the water sure looks close.
Fueling at KXBP (Bridgeport) brought out the usual suspects and a new ?strange bird? to the ramp. A Cavalon Auto-Gyro landed just ahead of me and it sure looks like fun. First one I?ve seen up close. Very nice package, but I?ll stick with my RV.
And to round out the morning, a transient high-wing airplane made an emergency landing in a field just southwest of 52F (Aero Valley) my home field. I wasn?t aware of it until I landed when a police car flagged me down during taxi, asked me to take off again and if I saw a downed aircraft to circle the site to verify the location. I did, there was, I circled. Ambulances headed that way. Fortunately the pilot made an excellent off field landing, aircraft did not flip and he walked away unscathed (too early to know the cause other than loss of power). And no, I didn?t think to take a picture. Sorry, I was busy flying the plane.
After such an ?uneventful? day, I need a nap.
Chris