Los Angeles to Chico

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:55:08 GMT, "Marty Ross"
wrote in Message-Id: :

Interesting... I checked it out, and it might be good for the return trip
(later afternoon).

However, check out that 30' wide runway!!! I don't know if I'm comfortable
with that!

Anyone landed at Harris Ranch (3O8) lately? What's the runway like?


Make sure the feed lot is downwind from the restaurant when you plan
to drop in. :-)

Thanks to everyone for their input.

I just practiced it in my flight sim. Indeed, the narrowness played the
usual (textbook) tricks on me (think you're farther/too high, etc.), but
after some practice I was fine.

Still, I'll make sure to practice hitting centerline in my "pre" flight
(I'll be taking a plane I haven't flown for awhile, so I'll take it up for a
few spins a couple of days before the trip), and judge my performance then.
I've been lucky/unlucky to do all of my training on a 150' wide runway here
at Santa Monica (tends to encourage one to get sloppy).

Sounds fun to fly-in to a steak-house, tho!

-- Marty

"Marty Ross" wrote in message
...
Interesting... I checked it out, and it might be good for the return trip
(later afternoon).

However, check out that 30' wide runway!!! I don't know if I'm
comfortable
with that!

Anyone landed at Harris Ranch (3O8) lately? What's the runway like?

"Steve House" wrote in message
...
Harris Ranch has the best steaks I've ever tasted - 100% organic beef,
local
veggies for side dishes, the whole deal. A "must stop" on my many
drives
on
the interstate between LA and San Francisco during the 70's and 80's.
I'm
pretty sure they're still there. They have/had an airstrip right next to
the
restaurant.


"Marty Ross" wrote in message
...
I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes,
interesting/cheap
refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent
information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end
of
this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern
California). I'll be staying in Chico about 4-5 days.

Looking at the WAC, it looks like it could be a pretty monotonous
flight
(e.g., lost in the gigantic central valley). The only stop I'm
currently
thinking of is at Columbia (O22) because I've heard it's a cute spot
to
stretch one's legs (in the old mining town nearby).

Again, any other ideas or suggestions for this flight (and the return
several days later) will be appreciated!

-- Marty

Marty Ross wrote:

Interesting... I checked it out, and it might be good for the return trip
(later afternoon).

However, check out that 30' wide runway!!! I don't know if I'm comfortable
with that!

I landed at Harris for my long solo x-c during my private training. For
my second stop on the three leg trip, my CFI sent me to Lodi, where the
runway is only 25 feet wide. It was fun, and it really wasn't a problem.
I highly recommend Harris Ranch to anyone headed up (or down) the
central valley. When you land at Lodi you have dirt under each wing.
Pretty exciting stuff actually, especially for a student at the time!
-angus

However, check out that 30' wide runway!!! I don't know if I'm comfortable
with that!

Anyone landed at Harris Ranch (3O8) lately? What's the runway like?


The runway is in great shape. Its very nice asphalt. They now have
self serve gas but have been known to run out on occation. The food is
the best, and you pay for it too. The wife and I usually spend about
$70 between the two of us for dinner.

While we're daydreaming about your trip...

Half Moon Bay could be a nice stop, also. It has fuel, a short walk to
restaurants and a harbor, and beautiful scenery. The risk is that it's
fogged in, and you have to navigate the airspace around SFO.


"Marty Ross" wrote in message t...
I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes, interesting/cheap
refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent
information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end of
this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern
California). I'll be staying in Chico about 4-5 days.

Looking at the WAC, it looks like it could be a pretty monotonous flight
(e.g., lost in the gigantic central valley). The only stop I'm currently
thinking of is at Columbia (O22) because I've heard it's a cute spot to
stretch one's legs (in the old mining town nearby).

Again, any other ideas or suggestions for this flight (and the return
several days later) will be appreciated!

-- Marty