Harrison Ford comments on flying

Here's a short vid with Harrison Ford commenting on flying.

New Sheltered Cove airstrip

We have a new airstrip in the works , location is sheltered cove just north of Hatzic Lake it will take an other 3 weeks or so for the hay to come of the field, then some preparation the runway 15 is 1000ft+ long one way in and out the prevailing winds are from the water in the South .

here is a link to a google earth page that will show the exact location and related info .. look at the page...
there is a radio controlled airfield in the approach path about 2000 ft You will be at +- 300ft ,I have talked to them already so the are aware and know they have to give way to ( real) aircraft but it would be possible that if You see cars parked at the RC field to make a circle at 500ft before turning final.
in case the link does not work for You are the coordinates : 49 10' 47 N /122 15' 17 W

lets do it Vargas Island

The weather for the weekend looks good 24 c for Saturday May 24. low tide @ Vargas for sat. is @ 10:13
high tide@ 5:00 pm .
Bob has to fly low to reduce fuel burn so he plotted a route from Qualicum to Port Albernie following the highway along Sprout lake then over Kennedy lake to Vargas Island.
Join us all it will be fun

wheels up @ 10:00 am from KG. come early ......lets hope the weather keeps up.......
Ron

Documentary on de Havilland Beaver on History Channel

The Immortal Beaver follows the resurrection of the de Havilland Beaver, “Olivia”, a weather beaten shell of an airplane that has been resting quietly for decades in the dusty Arizona desert.
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