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Chris Vernon-Jarvis - Jul 27,2004
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Our little side trip to Oliver was interesting. It is just a 15 minute flip flom lake to runway. Oliver has the oldest Okanagan airfield, built in 1929 to support the trans Canada flights. It is not big but it is easy to spot with its runway and a cluster of hangars. We pulled up on the blazing tarmac in front of a small and very closed clubhouse. <br /><br />“What’s that?” from youngest sprogget. It was a Harvard parked next to an open hangar. We went round the front and found Walt opening his sandwich next to what looked like a slimmed down version. “Hey Mister, is that a Yak?” It had red star logos over camouflage green. “No this is a Nanching.” Pretty exotic machinery for the boondocks of the Okanagan. Turns out that the Harvard is Walt’s usual mount and he is doing a service for an American customer on the Nanching. It’s a pretty plane with a straight center section wing and outer sections dihedralled. Walt imported four of them and he is rebuilding the last one for himself in a corner of the hangar. Looks like they turned up with a lot of work to do. He was happy for us to have a good look round his.<br /><br />We went out into the blazing sun and CD had arrived with other sprogget who was to take the trip back. She was talking to Gerry who had another project in one of the smaller hangars so we all went to have a look. It was V6 driven with a belt drive reduction gear. I’m not sure I’d want to fly behind it but Gerry reckoned he’d be up and going in another three months, paperwork and the inspector allowing. The trip back to Osoyos was OK. I landed on the US side of the line in just a decent ripple and taxied back to Canada.<br /><br />Saturday morning was bright and clear. I rolled out early, couldn’t sleep so swam out and “walked” the anchor back to shore. We got our $20 back. According to FSS there was smoke around Hope but no restrictions. The flight was just as it should be. I skipped the landings at Princeton and Hope and went all the way to Chilliwack in one go. Two hours flat and 36 litres of gas. I sat in the airport cafU eating apple pie and phoned CD. She was just getting in to Princeton because they had stopped for fruit. One of the local instructors showed me how to use the card key and I topped up with 100LL. Climbing out I looked for the chewing gum, the packet was empty, now that is a crisis. The flight from Chilliwack down the Fraser Valley over the river and the Vancouver suburbs is delightful and then transitting the Harbour Zone into Howe Sound. It would have been quicker back up Harrison Lake but not so interesting. Ten miles South of Whistler it got bumpy again but it was too late to spoil a great flight. The sun was still fierce and the two dark blue lakes and one light green lake stood out almost surreally sharp as I descended towards home. I eased Jemima onto the cold water of Green Lake. Bout time, Chilliwack to Whistler, 1 hour 40 without gum, I was desperate for a cup of tea.<br />
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