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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
May 11, 2012
Description:
Mechanical issues and weather all past, a great day just dawning, time to move on.
Date Taken:
May 11, 2012
Place Taken:
Plainview, TX
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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507, SeaReys to Seattle
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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With the weather perfectly positioned to the south, the SeaReys fell right back into position for some serious country crossing.
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Perfect Position
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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To get to the western mountains you have to cross the plains.
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Plain Fields Ahead
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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A giant illustration of the point of thirds.
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Pie Chart
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Russ Garner - May 11,2012
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IFR...
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Water is a scarce commodity out on the plains….except it just rained yesterday! Sprinkling so soon? Seriously?
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Half Wet
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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I never have to wonder where my wingman is.
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Still There
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Great plains eventually end, and this one drops off the edge.
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Plain Edge
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Don Maxwell - May 11,2012
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That plain sure has big propellers! I wonder how fast it goes.
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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The rock capping the Staked Plains is plenty tough (it’s cemented through years of evaporation and deposition of minerals, forming “caliche”). It’s not tough enough though. Water is nibbling away at the edges.
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Tough Rock
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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The caprock fails when it’s undercut by water. It’s falling off the plain in sharp chunks.
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Sharp Edges
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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On the edge of the mountains is a reservoir with a seaplane base. That was invitation enough to stop in and check out the water.
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Plain Lake
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Russ Garner - May 11,2012
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I can hear Richard, Ah something I can land on.
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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On the edge of the great plain, the water is highly lifted (in altitude). But it gets higher in the big rocks to west. It was a great place for one last easy splash.
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Plain Seaplanes
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Dan Nickens - May 11,2012
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Normally glassy water would be a cautionary note for seaplaners. Before heading into the high hills, however, the lack of any big wind is a benefit.
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Nicely Glassy
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