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Don Maxwell - Jun 12,2015
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AHOY !!!
We're having a SPLASH-IN cook-out
on Saturday, September 26, 2015
and we hope you can come!
Seaplanes!
Good fellowship!
Fun and Games!
Lunch around 1 PM. Nothing fancy, but plenty of grub: BBQ, grilled burgers, hotdogs, etc., etc.
LOCATION
The Taj Mahouse, in Shangri-La-di-da, on the James River, a few miles east of Hopewell VA. We're on the east side of Jordan Point, just SE of the Route 106/156 Benjamin Harrison drawbridge. (Google the coordinates below or "tar bay va")
Coordinates:
N37.305000º W-77.214900º
N37º 18.2090' W077º 12.8966'
N37º 18' 17.45" W077º 12' 53.79"
Radio frequency: 123.45 Phone: 804-543-7110
Email: DonMaxwell@AbstractConcreteWorks.com
Street address: 10463 Jordan Parkway, North Prince George, VA 23860.
Fresh water, but 3 foot tide. High tide on September 26th is at 2:14 PM. Sunset will be at 7:00 and low tide at 8:54 PM.
ARRIVING
Look for the orange windsock on our pier and call "Taj Mahouse" or "Maxwell" on 123.45.
If the wind is from the east, please consider approaching over the trees between the marina and the houses instead of right over the houses. If the water is glassy, one good approach is to use the small, flat island in the middle of the bay as your LVR. Here's a quick video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96n2kH3tqwA&feature=youtu.be
SeaReys, Aventuras, and other small tailwheel amphibs can taxi onto the sandy beach or onto Neal's lawn next door, with plenty of room. Use plenty of power on the sand.
Nosewheels and amphib floats probably should leave the gear up and tail in. (The tide will start going out around 2:20 PM, and you'll probably want to be pointed outward by then.)
PBYs and Clippers anchor or tie up to the buoy in deeper water, and we'll pick you up with the Large Marge Party Barge & Self-Propelled Seaplane Tender. (There's only 1 buoy, so bring an anchor if you'll need one.)
Maps and tide info: http://abstractconcreteworks.com/TajMahouseSeaplaneOps/TajMahouseSeaplaneOps.html
Fun and Games? If anyone's interested we might try grapefruit bombing or short takeoff, but only if it's going to be fun for everyone. We have a volleyball, too (somewhere).
We're looking forward to seeing you on the 26th of September! If you need to RON, no prob.
= Don & Carol Maxwell
RSVP if coming.
P.S. If you don't happen to have a seaplane handy, the roads are quite good here. And W96 (New Kent County Airport) is a few miles to the north. (Courtesy car, or we can pick you up. Call us to coordinate rides.) There's also a private 2,000 foot grass field about 2 miles north of us. Let me know if you'd like to land there and I'll put you in touch with the owner.
P.P.S. Please pass this on to other seaplane pilots who might be interested in coming.
Rain Date: if the WX sux on September 26th, we'll try again on the 27th. And if that doesn't work, then on October 10.
Those are the best midday high-tide weekend days here this fall.
(Somewhat spiffier version of this at https://amphibflyer.wordpress.com/ )
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Buck Bray - Jun 21,2015
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Don- I plan on coming. What a great time last year with so many fun people and seaplanes.
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John Shirah - Jul 24,2015
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Hey Don,
I will run the grill for everyone if you would like me too. Any way I can contribute! I am planning on coming with my fiance and son.
Can you email me your address so I can look up hotels and campgrounds around your place? johnshirah@gmail.com.
Thank you
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Don Maxwell - Jul 24,2015
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John, the address is above, in the Coordinates section. (The one motel I do NOT recommend is the closest one, the Evergreen Motel.)
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Don Maxwell - Aug 29,2015
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Just a reminder: it's on September 26th--4 weeks from today.
The Pope will be in Philly that day, so anyone coming from New England should watch out for a big fat TFR. (New use of "See and avoid.")
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Don Maxwell - Sep 20,2015
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The weather is looking good for the 26th. The early fall air is warm and clear (well, for Virginia), the water is pleasant, and no hurricanes are in sight this year. Let's party!
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Don Maxwell - Sep 20,2015
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Seareys can use the blue ramp and taxi up onto the lawns--Neal's and ours. Here's Chuck last year:
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Don Maxwell - Oct 26,2015
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Well, pbbbbt.
The forecast for this weekend doesn't look very good for a splash-in: cloudy, cool, windy, and probably rain.
So let's postpone it for two weeks, until Saturday, October 10.
We hope you can come that day. Please let us know if it's okay for you.
=Don and Carol
Backup date: Saturday, October 24.
The invitation: https://amphibflyer.wordpress.com/
The forecast: http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?state=VA&sta=KRIC
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Dave Edward - Sep 24,2015
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What a bummer Don. Sure hope that Mother nature co-operates with the re-schedule.
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Don Maxwell - Sep 24,2015
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At least we have a couple of backup dates. But the UCI bike racers will just have to pump through it on Saturday, no matter how hard it rains.
http://richmond2015.com/
http://richmond2015.com/about/race-schedule/
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Dennis Scearce - Sep 25,2015
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Is that you in the picture on the first link?
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Don Maxwell - Sep 25,2015
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Oh, right.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 07,2015
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Seaplane Friends,
I apologize for this--but I think it's best to postpone the splash-in until Saturday, the 24th.
But it's a tough call. Each individual factor is acceptable, but put them all together and there's a reasonable possibility that the 10th will be less than ideal for a splash-in. Or at least, that the 24th has a better chance of being a nicer day for it.
The weather forecast for this Saturday, the 10th, looks okay, but not wonderful: it's probably going to be cloudy and chilly most of the day. The beach doesn't have much sand after the recent nor'easter but the water level is returning to normal. There are some logs to move off the beach, but they're manageable. I didn't see any big floaters when flying upstream today, so there probably won't be significant debris floating past on Saturday. High tide on the 10th will be at 2:26 PM, which is okay if the water is normal height that day. But the forecast for Friday night shows a prolonged wind from the southwest, which is likely to produce low waters on Saturday morning, when the tide is lowest. Also, several people have told me that they couldn't come on the 10th, but could on the 24th.
(Sunday the 11th is not a good day whatever the weather because high tide is not until 3:04 PM--meaning that the water will be low-ish all morning. My Searey can taxi onto and off of the beach at low tide, but it can be tricky.)
There's a risk in postponement, of course. What do we know about the 24th? If it's sunny, the 24th should be a very nice day. High tide will be perfect: 12:58 PM. The rest is just averages: The average high is 71. October typically is the driest month. And the water should still be warm enough for swimming should the need arise. Also, the following day, Sunday the 25th, has almost as good tide timing for a backup date.
So Carol and I hope you can join us on the 24th. We'll plan on lunch around 12:30-ish. It will be helpful if you can let us know if you're coming.
=Don Maxwell
The invitation: https://amphibflyer.wordpress.com/
The forecast: http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?state=VA&sta=KRIC
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Chuck Cavanaugh - Oct 08,2015
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Arrrgh! You finally found a day we can't make it.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 09,2015
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Arrrrgh, indeed! Sorry, Chuck. Can't change it back now, and in any case, when we finally got a low-ish tide--this morning--it turned out that there's a lot of waterlogged sink-y stuff that ended up blocking access to the beach. I'll get some of it out today, but probably not all.
Third time's a charm! (I'm not superstitious, but am optimistic.)
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Don Maxwell - Oct 26,2015
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The third time really was a charm.
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Dave Edward - Oct 26,2015
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How did it go ??
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Don Maxwell - Oct 26,2015
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The third time really was a charm. (But I'm still not superstitious.) The weather wasn't perfect--high overcast, mid-60's, 8 kts, 10 miles (i.e., slightly chilly)--but good enough for:
4 Seareys (including mine)
1 Seabee
1 Zlin Savage Cub
1 Aventura II
1 Maule
32 humans (total)
Jeff Arnold (Searey) flew the greatest distance this year, from Claytor Lake in western Virginia. Second place, Ed and Melody Searle (both are pilots, Aventura II), from very close to FFA, in the Outer Banks (with the doors off!)
Dennis Scearce drove the greatest distance, from Mooresville, North Carolina. Second place, Mark Callender (whose Searey is close to flying now).
Loudest exhaust award (tie): unidentified Searey, large, 4-place flying boat (also unidentified)
Quietest exhaust award: Zlin Savage Cub
Greatest Sacrifice: Allison Blankenship, who broke her arm early that morning
Good Eats: Carol Maxwell, Julie Westermann, Nancy Nichols
Beach and lawns: Neal Blankenship, Brenda Johnson Duckwall
Photos: Kevin Manning and several others
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Don Maxwell - Oct 26,2015
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Russ Garner - Oct 26,2015
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Sorry I missed it Don I really would like to get up there.
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Dennis Scearce - Oct 26,2015
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Barbara and I had a great time. Thank you Don and Carol. Buck's plane = sweet.
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Buck Bray - Oct 26,2015
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Thanks to Don and Carol for such a FUN splash in on the James River. Good weather, good friends, flying hulls and floats.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 27,2015
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Here's how it looked to Kevin Manning's drone. Most of the revelers were indoors at the time to finish lunch and get out of the wind.
All photos and videos from here down to SplashIn2015-94-h (inclusive) are Kevin Manning's.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 27,2015
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Folks started arriving. Here's Lindsay and Buck:
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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The blue tarp helped stabilize the sand so that no one would get bogged down. It was also an aiming point.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Buck may have heard Paige saying, "Not yet. Not yet. Not yet. Not yet...."
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Jeff's cool fading repaint job. The wings have fan patterns on top.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Meanwhile on the beach, Jim's new Zlin Savage Cub and Steve's Maule.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Tailing Steve in.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Bob's Bee buzzed by, then settled in.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Ed and Melody (both pilots) flew from North Carolina in their pristine Aventura II. (They said it was a bit chilly with the doors off,
though.)
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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It was a bit chilly on the ground, too, but everybody seemed to be enjoying each other's company.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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More enjoyable company.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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And on the beach.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Jim had to go flying. The Savage Cub has a huge skylight and two big doors with big, probably the best visibility of all floatplanes.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Steve's departure flyby.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Bob and Penny and Bill and ...uh last name's White had to go, too. Bob did a great job of maneuvering the long-winged Seabee between a big tree and a lamp post.
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Don Maxwell - Oct 28,2015
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Ed and Melody. Ed said later that the trip home was warmer.
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