Each year a bunch of our friends gather for an unofficial Kolb airplane fly- in here at the house. It is a good time visiting and flying the spectacular terrain that Eastern Oregon is blessed with. This year we decided to have it in late June in the hopes that the weather would be a bit better. It was a nice thought, but as usual for this year the wind was a bit of a problem. Everyone managed to get in without any problem.
The group has expanded a bit, with a visitor from Hawaii and even one from Australia. At peak we had 20 people here. The wind was howling and one sustained wind peaked at 41.7 MPH. One of the guy's parked his truck and trailer to block as much of the wind as he could. His plane was hovering with both wheel off the ground. Finally the wind subsided, but much too much to enjoy any flights, so a road trip was in order for the rest of the day.
The scenery in Leslie Gulch is pretty spectacular, and wildlife is prolific so every one had a great time.
After dinner we all gathered around the camp fire to shoot a few bulls and tell stories.
Finally we got a break from the wind and there was a mad scramble to get our planes out to fly.
Besides the light sport type, we also had 3 GA planes. The dirt ( Rocks ) runway did not suit them as well as the Kolbs, but we worked around it.
I had a chance to borrow a drift video camera, and found that the quality was much better. I promptly ordered one.
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