Sunday, September 2, 2012

Quillaute is an abandoned air base near Forks Wa.  It has a porta potty(real nice one in a shelter) and a NOAA weather station. It was an ideal place for a summer fly in and BBQ.  despite low ceilings in the morning , 20 airplanes and fifty people arrived to enjoy the clear afternoon.  The flight in took me across the Olympic mountains, a few miles from Mt Olympus itself.   The views were incredible.  After brats & dogs we had a flour bombing contest.  It was the first time I have seen the target hit.    It was not me, flying a 182 ar 85 knts in a 20 knt X-wind ,I had my hand full just staying near the airport, and in stable flight.  I was a bit intimidated , trying to handle it that low & slow.  The NOAA weather guy said it was the most plane he has ever seen at UIL, and our aerial photo of the base in WW2 only showed 17 planes on the ramp, we had 20.  I am making the unofficial claim of the largest turn out at UIL since WW2.