Comments on: Agua Caliente: A Tricky Airport? http://www.leftturnwhenable.us/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/ a Private Pilot in Southen California Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: puneet http://www.leftturnwhenable.us/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-89 puneet Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:50:51 +0000 http://flying.guapacha.com/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/#comment-89 Agua Caliente yep its tricky, i went there in twin once pretty close.. short field landing... it was one heck of the runway.... it was tricky take off too with one aborted take off...finally managed to get out of there... ya not many people know of that place ..its aparently.. didnt explore the place but had read somewhere .. its famous tourist place for hot springs.. Agua Caliente yep its tricky, i went there in twin once pretty close.. short field landing… it was one heck of the runway….

it was tricky take off too with one aborted take off…finally managed to get out of there…

ya not many people know of that place ..its aparently.. didnt explore the place but had read somewhere .. its famous tourist place for hot springs..

]]> By: Administrator http://www.leftturnwhenable.us/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Administrator Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:07:48 +0000 http://flying.guapacha.com/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/#comment-88 I think the flying club allows any plane to go anywhere. I know, for instance, that we are allowed to fly to Ocotillo Wells which would be a soft-field landing. The word is to do our research and fly carefully. I think the flying club allows any plane to go anywhere. I know, for instance, that we are allowed to fly to Ocotillo Wells which would be a soft-field landing. The word is to do our research and fly carefully.

]]> By: Cardinal Pilot http://www.leftturnwhenable.us/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Cardinal Pilot Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:21:10 +0000 http://flying.guapacha.com/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/#comment-90 Wow, what timing! I just stumbled onto this site and topic. We camp there several times a year so we were excited about having a "vacation place" to fly into. With our low horsepower plane I knew I would have to be very careful about the conditions at landing. The winds can change directions several times. The go around can be done but there is very little margin for error. I would recommend the following; While on final, if in doubt do not attempt, decide early and give yourself as much go-around room as possible. Stay ahead of the airplane!! What flying club planes are allowed to land there?? just curious. Wow, what timing! I just stumbled onto this site and topic.

We camp there several times a year so we were excited about having a “vacation place” to fly into. With our low horsepower plane I knew I would have to be very careful about the conditions at landing. The winds can change directions several times.

The go around can be done but there is very little margin for error. I would recommend the following; While on final, if in doubt do not attempt, decide early and give yourself as much go-around room as possible. Stay ahead of the airplane!!

What flying club planes are allowed to land there?? just curious.

]]> By: Big Country http://www.leftturnwhenable.us/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Big Country Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:16:46 +0000 http://flying.guapacha.com/2007/02/09/agua-caliente-a-tricky-airport/#comment-87 Paul, I saw 55L sitting at Agua Caliente today as the Chief Photographer and I did a drive through the desert. I don't know exactly what happened to it, but it is chocked and chained with the left main gear wheel pant missing. All the best, BC Paul,

I saw 55L sitting at Agua Caliente today as the Chief Photographer and I did a drive through the desert. I don’t know exactly what happened to it, but it is chocked and chained with the left main gear wheel pant missing.

All the best,

BC

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