Flying to Kern Valley for a Burger (IFR/VFR, Full ATC)

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A double date, in double planes… to a rustic destination for a great burger! Have you been double dating during COVID? With a marine layer on departure, today I expect a simple cleared route and therefore a few clicks to file in ForeFlight worked nicely. Had I expected a lengthy route clearance I might well have requested a clearance for an “IFR Climb to VFR-on-Top”. What is your preference and when?
Thanks for your insight and enjoy the flight!
Wayne, GeezerGeek Pilot
 
Awesome, I love Kern Valley! Was just out there myself two weekends ago
 
Tantalum said:
Awesome, I love Kern Valley! Was just out there myself two weekends ago
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Agree totally... might be my favorite destination with family and dogs. And, wow, the burgers?!!
Wayne
 
wayneda40 said:
Agree totally... might be my favorite destination with family and dogs. And, wow, the burgers?!!
Wayne
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It's a great spot, and tubing, kayaking, or rafting that river is fantastic.

Rick is a great guy too
 
asicer said:
You might want to stop using "fingers" for air-to-air comms. This fellow might be able to educate as to why:

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/finger-123-4-and-fingers-123-45.126503/
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You're totally correct... but whenever I try to use 122.75 within 100 miles of KSBA I find a handful of chatterboxes. Therefore, on this flight we went to 123.45. Now that I see that someone owns the finger/fingers frequencies, I'll stick to 122.75. Thanks for watching... and thanks for the heads up!
Wayne
 
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Great video. Thanks for putting it together. You're totally right about those burgers. They are incredible!
 
I need to make this run as soon as I get my Yankee back.
 
Thanks for the video. I'm planning on camping there July 11. Can't wait for the burgers!
 
wayneda40 said:
Enjoy camping and the burgers at Kern Valley!
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Thanks! It was a fun field to fly into with an interesting downwind. Runway gets short real fast when you come in with too much speed.
Nice having the river only a few hundred feet away.
We were the only fly in campers, with one other drive-in camper. A group flew in with a vans rv10 and an extra-300 for the day to fish.
https://imgur.com/dCBPTk5
 
Bender Aviation said:
Thanks! It was a fun field to fly into with an interesting downwind. Runway gets short real fast when you come in with too much speed.
Nice having the river only a few hundred feet away.
We were the only fly in campers, with one other drive-in camper. A group flew in with a vans rv10 and an extra-300 for the day to fish.
https://imgur.com/dCBPTk5
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Nice! Glad you enjoyed Kern Valley!
Wayne
 
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