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Tom White - Aug 05,2010
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We know its true because Gore said so and it may be true on the east coast, but not in LA. It’s frickin’ August already and Long Beach has seen exactly 5 sunrises since April! And! The 7 day forecast for LGB beginning August 5 is morning fog and drizzle every day!<br /><br />May Gray and/or June Gloom often darkens the coastal skies of sunny southern California with a layer of marine stratus. During this time, the coastal clouds may remain all day but often give way to some hazy afternoon sunshine. The number of days during this two month period that are gloomy vary from year to year. Cooler ocean temperatures (La Nina conditions) usually foretell a gloomier period.<br /><br />Five things I hate about June Gloom in August:<br />1. It’s August and it’s still here.<br />2. The June Gloom cloud base averages around 500 feet and 1400 is needed to legally transit the LA River to the coastline.<br />3. The nearest freshwater for seaplanes going the other way is a full tank of gas away.<br />4. The ferocity of the very low level turbulence generated as the clouds “burn off” makes me want to take up golf (while a climb to smooth air above the haze layer enables my champagne flute to rest safely on the dash.)<br />5. The winds from the “burn off” muck up the harbor’s surface.<br /><br />At least Long Beach never has hurricanes or snow on the beaches.<br />
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Troy iRMT Heavy Maint. Enriquez - Aug 05,2010
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'At least Long Beach never has hurricanes or snow on the beaches.'<br />central florida is like that too. our plane lives on the beach. we have another tie down spot if <br />you want it. Oh! btw we only have about 1000 lakes to land on, when u coming??
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Frank A. Carr - Aug 05,2010
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Awhh, complaining about all that CA liquid sunshine. It's like us complaining <br />about summers in Florida. But Tom, seriously, I recall the June Gloom, in fact it's <br />what convinced me to get my IFR rating when I had my Archer at SMO and had <br />CAVU at one end of 3/21 and June Gloom at the other. Sorry bout your Wx but <br />soon you'll have flowers in January which aint half bad.
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Tom White - Sep 16,2010
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The California spring weather conditions finally broke…but not until after Labor Day! These coastal low clouds and fog are due to a condition (called La Nina) of the sea water being at least 7 degrees colder than normal. Check out the sat photo taken at noon on the sixth. <br /> The krill love the cold water and the kelp and are here by the billions. Ok, the krill are not exciting…but the giant blue whales eating the krill are. These guys are so big they look like submarines and they are blue. I’ve sailed and flown these waters for 40 years, seen California Greys, Fins, and even Killers, but never before so many Giant Blues.<br />On Monday, I sprung my nine year grandson from class and together we went whale spotting in DaPlane. We spotted a big one and another about one quarter size. I went out alone this morning and saw EIGHT Giant Blues about one half mile south of Point Fermin.<br />We launch again at 8am on Thursday with a camera that should easily outperform my pocket digital. Watch this space!<br />
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Larry Woods - Sep 16,2010
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Hi Tom:<br /><br />An obvious solution... move up to the Great Lakes area!<br />- beautiful clean waters .... LOTS of it! <br />no salt water corrosion problems. <br />AND.... August is usually filled with long sunny hot days!<br />What's not to like?<br /><br />Hmmmmm<br /><br />I guess I should also mention a few trifling items that a Californian might want to consider.<br /><br />These lakes are , um...big.... really big..... like on most days you cannot see the far shore. This means that there will be a few.... no make that quite a few... well.... actually, most days, when the 'wave action' might make sea plane landings 'exciting'. <br />Of course most sea plane pilots know how to land 'along the troughs' so this is not a problem until the peak-to-valley trough measurements exceed the height of your seaplane,... which doesn't occur all that frequently.<br /> <br />Then too, I suppose one should also mention summer water temperatures.... they are somewhat different than what one finds in California. The good news is that you don't need to bring along a cooler for the beer in the summer... just drop them in the lake for a few minute and presto.... a nice COLD beer awaits you. Of course, when wading ashore, don't forget to donn some form of survival.... ah... that is... 'warmer gear'. Failing to reach shore as a result of hypothermia is soooo embarassing, especially when you beach your plane in knee-deep water and the shore is a few feet away.<br /><br />I suppose I should also mention the slight seasonal differences.... and yes,.... it does take a bit of time to become used to 'Winter' This is not to suggest that one will actually suffer 'lost days' due to winter weather, as most of the Great Lakes do not completely freeze over and indeed some of them remain 'ice-free' all year round. Of course it does take some time to learn how to dodge the ice pans, but this tends to come quickly with experience. Then too there is the minor problem of airframe icing when flying off the Great Lakes in winter. Delightfully, airframe icing tends to be restricted to the fuselage and only occurs on takeoffs (when the air mass 'cools' the water that would normally drain off the fuselage).<br /><br />Speaking of weather, while we do NOT have that nasty August fog and drizzle problem, I suppose it should be noted that we do experience this phenomenon from time to time.... like... continuously from early November through late April. The too, the odd bit of snow must also be expected during the above-noted period (say anything from 4 feet to 10 feet, depending on specific location), which can, on occasion, interfere with one's water flying.<br /><br />So there you go.... the perfect alternative and it is just a few hours flying away!<br />(VBG)<br />See you soon,<br /><br />Best,<br />Larry<br /><br />PS <br />You might want to pick up a few sweaters before heading up (g) <br /> <br /><br />
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Chris Vernon-Jarvis - Sep 16,2010
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You have nothing to complain about, they are expecting SNOW in Calgary by Saturday!
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Dave Edward - Sep 16,2010
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Great synopsis Larry.<br />Last year....14th Oct.......John Dunlop...Dennis Vogan and I had to delay our t/o until the frost melted off the planes. Beautiful sunny day and we got airborne at 11:00 for a great....but chilly....3 hour flight. They have heaters....I had chill blains.<br /><br />No snow yet Chris , but we do have HST !!
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Larry Woods - Sep 17,2010
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Hi Dave and Chris:<br /><br />Two years ago, I actually managed water landings on the Grand River on December 24 and January 4. What a wonderfully mild early winter that was. No serious freeze up until the second week of January. <br />With respect to the January landing, the air temperature at the airport was a few degrees below freezing but the Grand River was stil flowing without ice. We actually did get water freezing on the fuselage after takeoff..... which knocked a few knots off the airspeed. (g)<br /><br />Chris:<br /><br />Where might I find that nifty gear warning circuit of yours?<br /><br />Best,<br />Larry
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