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New Years at Big Sur.
The ranger station is the bare spot to the left of the highway. The LZ is across the road from it. The Sanddollar LZ is on the next mesa down the coast, where Hwy 1 disappears behind the clump of trees.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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A Sonoma Wings pilot coming in for a landing at the Ranger Station LZ.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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1999 Santa Rosa Rose Parade Crew:
Guy, Charley, April (hanging), Denise, Albert, Philip, Matt and John
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Owens Valley Spring Fling Fly-in:
Peter Hume (front), Mike Badley (rear), Scott Huber (longest XC), Ernie Camacho (shortest XC)
Paiute Lauch, in the Whites near Chalfant, is to the left of Scott's head.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Matt and his ever so cool tips launch at St John
Photo © Lori Jagelka
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Matt cruises past Half Dome during a July flight in Yosemite
Photo © Matt Jagelka
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Pilots at the Owens - July, 1999
Leo (the Limey), Mick (the Brit), Ernie, John, Gregg, Matt, Jon, Bob, Andy
Lone Pine peak is in the right-rear.
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Owens Valley club trip in July:
Mick launching from Walt's Point, after getting over his bout with pneumonia (damn that dry desert air!)
Photo © Jon James
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Owens Valley club trip in July:
Two SW'ers working in front of Black Eagle launch. Independence is the patch of green in the background. Mt. Williamson is the peak to the left of the left pilot; Kearsarge Peak is to the left of the right pilot; Onion Valley is between the two peaks, with Onion Valley Rd. climbing up to it from Independence.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Owens Valley club trip in July:
Mike Kunitani hitting the turbulent zone after launching from Black Eagle. Mike went on to fly over 100 miles to Mina, Nevada.
You can see the Alabama hills in the distance below Mike's body. Manzanar (where Mike's parents met) is at the right edge of the photo.
Photo © Jon James
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Owens Valley club trip in July:
A dust devil in the valley near Independence. We saw several working their way up the valley along highway 395. Manzanar and the north end of the Alabama hills is up ahead.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Annual Sonoma Wings St. John fly-in:
Todd blows off big miles at St. John to help "rescue" Ernie's truck. Charley's glider peeks out from under the front of the truck... :( (Actually, they radioed Todd and informed him that the "err...chase was off".)
Want to read the story? Here it is.
And here's The rest of the story.
Photo © Charlie Warren
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Static Towing at New Jerusalem airstrip
Mike Badley brought out his static tow equipment and introduces us to the joys of static tow. Here he's showing us how it's done...
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Static Towing at New Jerusalem airstrip
And then Greg Sugg does his first static tow, on his new Fusion.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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The Club Christmas party.
Click on the photo to see some scenes from the party.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Mt. Tam / Stinson Beach.
Charlie Warren is taking a check-ride on Ernie's new-to-him CSX5.
Photo © Ernie Camacho
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Goat Rock - last day of the year
Leo Jones, along with about 7 other Sonoma Wings pilots, takes advantage of one of Goat's best days this year, getting up to 1200 (MSL of course)
Photo © Ernie Camacho 12/31/99
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