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Monday, August 18, 2014

Dear Pacific Pilots and friends...(and see response from Guido the "Great Explorer" below the plan):

Some of you are familiar with this little gem of a flying adventure...Wx depending and TIDE depending.

Some of us have NOT been and so want to make sure SUMMER is captured with this little day trip adv...enture.

We are planning for August 30th/31st...all depending on TIDE and Weather.

Bring a food item to share or not to share...bring own eating utensils and beverage and let's go PLAY:

Aiming to have a large gathering. David Bianchi and I are spearheading this one.

Let us know your thoughts and attendance...it be FUN to land on the beach...(Experienced pilots only!).
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Photo: Dear Pacific Pilots and friends...
 
Some of you are familiar with this little gem of a flying adventure...Wx depending and TIDE depending.
 
Some of us have NOT been and so want to make sure SUMMER is captured with this little day trip adventure.
 
We are planning for August 30th/31st...all depending on TIDE and Weather.
 
Bring a food item to share or not to share...bring own eating utensils and beverage and let's go PLAY:
 
Aiming to have a large gathering.  David Bianchi and I are spearheading this one.
 
Let us know your thoughts and attendance...it be FUN to land on the beach...(Experienced pilots only!).

From Guido the Great (my respect to his input and flying experience):
 
Great idea.  I've had enquiries from some pilots that want to try this but would be more comfortable in a group.
1. Check Tofino weather, especially webcams.  Sometimes it is foggy for a few hours in the morning.
2. Land in the damp sand - shows as grey in your photo.
3.  Once landed, don't go taxiing up into the dry soft stuff.
4.  Don't forget to look for whales in the water.
5.  Park warning not to bring dogs - lots of wolves around.image.jpeg
6.  I think low tide is around 10 or 11 those days, so should be ok.

 

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I would like to see the biggest group ever to go to Vargas. I suggest eveyone meet there at a designated time for lunch and fun in the sand. For those who want to fly together, great. For those who prefer to go at their own pace, great too. Lets see how many planes we can get on that beach! Have fun and fly safe. David

Pober Pilot said...

Any "official" word on who has extra seats ect ?