Alton Bay Fly-In

upthesaukee · 02-13-2013, 05:46 PM

I stopped and took a picture from the bridge. I then cropped the original. Both are included. Paul, and the airport crew, plus a few others have done a great job. Hope the snowmobiles, ATV's and vehicles will stay off it, especially if the sun softens the ice at all.
Here we are:

upthesaukee · 02-13-2013, 05:48 PM

cropped view of the previous picture.

Slickcraft · 02-15-2013, 12:58 PM

Looking good today. It's obvious a lot of work went into this.

Light wind from the south this morning.

riverat · 02-15-2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Looking good today. It's obvious a lot of work went into this.

Light wind from the south this morning.

That's my Bobhouse in the picture and although it does not look far out I cannot get to it without walking through 6-10" of water or slush. Nasty around the ramp.
Planes can land and take off fine but can the passengers make it ashore?

RailroadJoe · 02-15-2013, 06:51 PM

My grandson walked out to the gazebo today. He said it was really wet and very slippery. He said he almost fell twice and some guy out there fell in a wet spot. Really looked sloppy. Hope it gets better for the weekend.

NoBozo · 02-15-2013, 07:25 PM

As a Private Pilot, I would NOT land anywhere...nevermind on ice, that I knew to have ONE inch of water on the runway...never mind 10 inches....Water OR Slush. NG

I Assume there is a contact on the ground with a radio...Like a temporary FBO..and Aviation Knowledge... that will Wave Off pilots IF necessary due to water/slush on the runway. Nose Wheel pilots beware...

There was a very expensive wreck last year...It wasn't water...ICE IS slippery.

NB

Slickcraft · 02-19-2013, 04:14 PM

Now that the wind has died down today there was some traffic. The bottom of the boat launch ramp is still in bad shape for entering/exiting the ice. There was a plow truck today clearing a path from near Gillan Marine over to the plane parking area.

02-13-2013, 05:46 PM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,602 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,468 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	here's some pics taken just before 4 pm 2-13 I stopped and took a picture from the bridge. I then cropped the original. Both are included. Paul, and the airport crew, plus a few others have done a great job. Hope the snowmobiles, ATV's and vehicles will stay off it, especially if the sun softens the ice at all. Here we are: Attached Images __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-13-2013, 05:48 PM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,602 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,468 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	And here is the cropped view. cropped view of the previous picture. Attached Images __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-15-2013, 12:58 PM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,314 Thanks: 1,232 Thanked 2,103 Times in 960 Posts	Looking good today. It's obvious a lot of work went into this. Light wind from the south this morning. Attached Images

02-19-2013, 04:14 PM	#7
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,314 Thanks: 1,232 Thanked 2,103 Times in 960 Posts	Now that the wind has died down today there was some traffic. The bottom of the boat launch ramp is still in bad shape for entering/exiting the ice. There was a plow truck today clearing a path from near Gillan Marine over to the plane parking area. Attached Images

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02-15-2013, 06:51 PM	#5
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	My grandson walked out to the gazebo today. He said it was really wet and very slippery. He said he almost fell twice and some guy out there fell in a wet spot. Really looked sloppy. Hope it gets better for the weekend.

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NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	As a Private Pilot, I would NOT land anywhere...nevermind on ice, that I knew to have ONE inch of water on the runway...never mind 10 inches....Water OR Slush. NG I Assume there is a contact on the ground with a radio...Like a temporary FBO..and Aviation Knowledge... that will Wave Off pilots IF necessary due to water/slush on the runway. Nose Wheel pilots beware... There was a very expensive wreck last year...It wasn't water...ICE IS slippery. NB

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