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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Aug 30, 2013
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Date Taken:
Aug 30, 2013
Place Taken:
Huntington, WV
Owner:
Jeff Arnold
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36, 244H
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Jeff Arnold - Aug 30,2013
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Today, I also discovered a very cool Searey destination. It is the Huntington Yacht Club. <p>Check it out on Google Earth at <p>38°25'32.35"N <p>82°26'18.54"W. <p>It has a nice Searey friendly ramp and large parking lot and presto, you are in downtown Huntington with hundreds of places to eat within a short walk. <p>We left the airplane there for over an hour while we walked around town and found a nice sports bar for lunch. I was a little concerned about leaving the plane there, but it was fine (even given that it was unlocked and when I returned, I realized that I had failed to remove the keys from the ignition). Twice while we were with the plane, an official looking city government car came by and the driver waived and gave a thumbs up.<p>I did not specifically identify a source of gasoline there, but I am certain if you had a gas can in hand, it would not be too hard to get it filled. The Yacht Club was pretty well deserted.<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Don Maxwell - Aug 30,2013
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Excellent SeaRey Adventure, Jeff! And that ramp is a great find.<br /><br />(Watch out for wires across the river. I had a bad scare a few miles downstream from there.)
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Jeff Arnold - Aug 30,2013
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Yea, +1 on the wires, Don. I had scoped this out in advance. I approached from the east and departed to the east to stay out of Huntington TRSA. There is a power line about one mile east of the ramp. It is marked with balls. On approach, I flew over the line and then dropped down. On departure, I took off and flew under the line and then climbed out.<p>I had studied the online navigation charts for the area.<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Ohio River Navigation Charts
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Don Maxwell - Aug 30,2013
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Good charts, Jeff. Thanks for posting them. They seem a bit too complex for a quick read in the cockpit while letting down for an impromptu river landing, but great for planning ahead.
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