FLY IN

Its that time again folks! Time to head back to the Craters for another fun filled weekend of flying and fun. This year looks to be the best Dixon White Fly-In yet. We plan on having more parties, Glider demo's, the finest instructor supervision in the US with Rob Sporrer, Marty Devietti, Brad Gunnuscio and Tanner Patty, with talks and demo's and a lot more fun.

Please notify me if you are coming!
WHEN: OCTOBER 19-21
WHERE: MERRIAM AND SHEBA CRATERS
COST: $80
CONTACT: Tanner Patty
928-699-2636
tannerpatty@msn.com

TO GET THERE ON DAY ONE

Meeting time will be at 8:00 a.m. at T BOWS 2 BAR 3.
To get there:
Head east of Flagstaff on I-40 to the Winona exit 211. Get off and go left you will be heading north northwest. Stay on this main road a couple miles untill you come to a right hand turn Leupp Rd. Turn right and after approx one half mile you will see T Bows on your right. We will caravan to the hill from there. If you are late and miss the 8:00 meeting continue north on Leupp road another 10 miles until you see the flying site you will see Merriam on your left and Sheba on your right.

The normal frequency is 151.505 if your late this may be your best bet as cell service is spotty in the area. Instructors if you are bringing students and plan on teaching please use another frequency to reduce chatter and make things safer for all involved.

Camping is allowed at the hill and in the National Forest nearby.
The City of Flagstaff is also full of Hotels.

Motorized flying is allowed, however motor pilots must be briefed before flying to avoid disturbing land owners.

All participants must be current USHPA members!
Hang pilots are welcome but must provide their own vehicle with rack.

You can pay in advance by Check or money order made payable to:
Tanner Patty
515 Beal rd
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Proceeds got to making this event happen, road mantainance and property taxes. Any questions should be directed to:
Tanner Patty
928-699-2636
tannerpatty@msn.com

Road Trip

Sorry for the delay. All work and no play makes quite a jack@ss . I finally got to escape 90 degree Flagstaff, AZ and head north to 100 degree Salmon, ID. My good friend Chris had some concrete for me to pour and a river trip I had to go on. So load up the toys and tools and off we went, Ben Perry had some time off so he came along for the beer drinking contest, OOOP's I mean journey. After the work and paddling was done we got to go explore the mountains around Salmon for the flying potetial. All I can say is what you can't get to by road makes for some of the best hike and huck you could ask for. I'll leave names of sites out for now to protect landowners from thousands of pilots crushing down their fields for now. Heres some shots from a couple drive up sites we found. The potetial is huge. T

At Last A Good Day Comes

After a month of super strong winds and cold fronts we finally got to fly. Last night 7 Flag locals got a magical 2 hour flight. Chris top and Brent below get treated to an amazing sunset.

Low Cloud Bases and National Park Chases

Today with a challenging wind direction and a lot of no mans land to fly over I eeeaaakked out an amazing 15 mile flight. I got the low save at Meriam and worked back up to 9300 and headed northwest over a cunk of land that is not easy to travel through even when on the ground. BJ somehow found his way through the maze of juniper trees and hit the pavement just in time to save me from a Sunset Crater, Wapatki National Park ranger. She had quite a few questions for me yet I knew I was out of the park and answered them all correctly. It felt wonderful to go XC after a long rest.

Almost done!

The shop is almost complete. All I need are a couple overhead doors a coat of paint and roofing!

A tough day at the office.

Another tough day at the office.

Working with AZ's next pilot Jesse!

Day Off

I live in a really special place. When I can't work, fly, ski or go boating my motorcycle takes me to some pretty amazing places!