BruceEicher
Well Known Member
Katie and I are planning on three days, two nights camping at Columbia CA, O22 on Memorial Day Weekend. (VFR weather permitting from Aurora OR)
I talked to the FBO and the county airport manager today. Only a small group of West Coast Taylorcraft have a announced trip in. We did this Last year and there were about 10 airplanes total, plenty of room for more.
Any way...if anyone is interested...join us...
Here's a trip report from last year.
We sneaked out of UAO at 6:00am Saturday, flew at 5500 to 7500 feet picking through scattered skies.
GIB (Girl In Back) Katie "HulaGirl"
DIBs (Dogs In Back) Hanna and Maui sleep most of the time when flying, but get excited when I power down for descents and landing cause they know we are getting close!
Mt Shasta
Lake Shasta, with my GIB looking over my shoulder.
At O22 you have both paved or grass strips. Looking from the end of 11 to the left behind the two parked panes is the camp under the trees. Avoid taxiing on the dry rough grass by back taxiing on the green strip. Or if you use the hard runway, taxi on the gravel taxiway to camping, watch for large rocks with low wheel pants. HulaGirl made it just fine.
You are close to your plane from most of the camp sites with tables, or plenty of room further into the trees. Many camp under the wings too. Flushing bathrooms with hot showers to the left of photo too.
Katie crashes with beer in hammock after easy 3 hour flight.
Across the airport and across the highway is a gas station for food, cooler, ice and drinks including liquor. I made margaritas with no plans on flying the next day. The preserved gold rush town of Columbia is one mile, easy walk, but there is a shuttle service advertised at the camp too. Lots to do, see, and eat....
I talked to the FBO and the county airport manager today. Only a small group of West Coast Taylorcraft have a announced trip in. We did this Last year and there were about 10 airplanes total, plenty of room for more.
Any way...if anyone is interested...join us...
Here's a trip report from last year.
We sneaked out of UAO at 6:00am Saturday, flew at 5500 to 7500 feet picking through scattered skies.
GIB (Girl In Back) Katie "HulaGirl"
DIBs (Dogs In Back) Hanna and Maui sleep most of the time when flying, but get excited when I power down for descents and landing cause they know we are getting close!
Mt Shasta
Lake Shasta, with my GIB looking over my shoulder.
At O22 you have both paved or grass strips. Looking from the end of 11 to the left behind the two parked panes is the camp under the trees. Avoid taxiing on the dry rough grass by back taxiing on the green strip. Or if you use the hard runway, taxi on the gravel taxiway to camping, watch for large rocks with low wheel pants. HulaGirl made it just fine.
You are close to your plane from most of the camp sites with tables, or plenty of room further into the trees. Many camp under the wings too. Flushing bathrooms with hot showers to the left of photo too.
Katie crashes with beer in hammock after easy 3 hour flight.
Across the airport and across the highway is a gas station for food, cooler, ice and drinks including liquor. I made margaritas with no plans on flying the next day. The preserved gold rush town of Columbia is one mile, easy walk, but there is a shuttle service advertised at the camp too. Lots to do, see, and eat....