1st Annual BAC to Kobelt NY Wheels and Wings (SEP 29)

scottb613

scottb613

Orbiting Earth
All,

Date: 29SEP12

Rain date: 30SEP12

Kobelt Airport (N45)
http://wallkillairpark.com/


Nu-Cavu Restaurant
http://www.nu-cavu.com/

Plenty of lead time on this one - in conjunction with the Rotary Club - Kobelt will be hosting the 1st Annual Wheels and Wings event... They have a car show - some skydiving demonstrations (not by me - this time) - and - possibly some antique biplanes included in the event... We've been invited to participate as well to add some "wings" interest... We'll have a choice of dining at the on field restaurant - Nu Cavu (excellent) - or - the Rotary Club will be grilling hamburgers and hotdogs on the field... No fees but the burgers and dog sales go to charity... A perfect opportunity to show off your plane...

Last year we had a pretty decent turn out on just a club fly-in... It's a great little field in the middle of New York's apple orchard country - surrounded by the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley... It's definitely a nice season to fly... I know of two BAC members that call this field home...

Kobelt usually has pretty cheap fuel as well...

I'll publish some times when we get closer to the event...

Come one - come all...

Regards,
Scott
 
Last edited:
All,

Just a reminder for anyone in the area not going to BACfest...

If you think you might attend - please just ping me or leave a comment here...

Regards,
Scott
 
Hi Ed,

Sounds good - sir... I know you were at BACfest last year but we didn't get much of a chance to speak... I'm really surprised I haven't gotten down to Sky Manor as I usually hit it about twice a year... I think we will have two other Sierra owners who are home based at Kobelt attending... Hope we get some nice fall weather... I'll get some updated info from the event host and post it here...
:)

Regards,
Scott
 
Scott,
We are looking forward to it, we finally have 2534W airworthy again and are looking for any excuse to spend money on fuel instead of repairs LOL.

Ed
 
Hi Ed,

I hear ya - anxious to see this bird we've heard so much about...
:)

Hi Folks,

Oh - this is for all - just a friendly reminder - there is a very active (3+ Twotters worth) drop zone for skydivers - about 2 miles NNW of Kobelt... It's Gardiner 5NY5... I always approach from the SW to avoid the drop zone - just remember Stewart's airspace is about 2.5 miles South of Kobelt... Kobelt is kind of hard to see from the air if unfamiliar - just ask Tom Corcoran... It's a fun little field to fly into...

Regards,
Scott
 
Last edited:
Scott,

My wife & I expect to be there - do you know if there's any problem bringing a well behaved dog?
 
Hi Peter,

Sounds good - sir...

As far as the dog - I really don't think it would be an issue - it's a pretty informal field... Last time I was there I had to buzz a car driving down the centerline of the runway to make my landing intent known... Seems some no name band was filming a music video and seemed to think it was ok to tool down the runway at 10MPH while filming... I've never met any airport officials...

Regards,
Scott
 
All,

I just spoke with Mike D. (BAC Member at Kobelt) over the weekend and the scheduled times are: The registration for the car show is from 9 – 12 with the show “officially” going on from noon until 3.

Mike said he was going to be there around 09:00 to help setup... I'll probably do the same - so it's a safe bet there will be some club members around any time after then... I'll keep this thread updated with any changes or information that comes my way...

Regards,
Scott
 
All,

Well - so far - it's not looking too good for weather on Saturday... I've reached out to the event organizers for an update on intentions...

New Bitmap Image.jpg

Regards,
Scott
 
Scott,
Should weather cooperate, I hope to attend. Sunday weather is appearing to be worse then Saturday, but I guess it doesn't matter to the car guys...
 
All,

Yeah - the event organizers are still hoping for something on Saturday... I'll keep this thread updated with all the latest information right up until the start or modification of the event... If you're getting ready to launch or decide to cancel - please just throw a post up here so we know... I'd like to make sure everyone arrives and gets home safely...
:)

Regards,
Scott
 
All,

As per the event organizers - we're still a go for Saturday...

Local Forecast: Saturday A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Hopefully we'll catch a break...
:)

I'll keep this updated with the latest...

Regards,
Scott
 
Scott,

We are still hoping to get there, TAF is calling for 2500 bkn at 11:00 local increasing to 5000 bkn by 1400 local at SWF, but we have to keep an eye on ABE as well and we all know that this far out ADDS is not always as accurate as we would like LOL. If it's in our comfort range we will be there.

Ed and Beth
2534W
 
Hi Ed,

Sounds good - sir - and totally understand about the weather... I've aborted many a fly-in on poor weather... Be safe...

Regards,
Scott
 
We actually aren't too concerned about getting in there, it is just that the ceilings according to weather are going to be dropping at ABE as the day progresses and we are at N85 just a few miles east of there, so it would be the getting home part LOL

Ed
 
Sound good - still - not the perfect autumn day I was hoping for...

Also - for those checking weather conditions - while KSWF has the closest TAF - there is a second one available just across the river at KPOU...

Regards,
Scott
 
Morn'n Folks,

As expected - the weather still doesn't look very good for today... It's 0630 - it's IFR and raining in my neck of the woods - not all that far from Kobelt... The TAF's do have the weather improving throughout the day - but - certainly not ideal weather for a fly-in... My intention is to head to the airport and launch if/when the weather improves enough for me... If it starts getting late and I don't have a window - I'll abort the flight and drive down to Kobelt... I probably won't be there as early as I thought though... I'll still post updates as the day progresses...

Regards,
Scott
 
10:30 - hanging out a KMSV - still haven't had a launch window and the clouds are pretty thick over the ridge (Shawangunks) I need to cross - only takes 20 minutes for the hop if I get an opportunity... I spoke to Mike D. at Kobelt - and - the two aircraft on the flight line are the Sierra's home based there... He said they had a bunch of cars show up though - LOL - they've got it easy... Man - we sure do have weather issues when we schedule fly-ins in the northeast...

Regards,
Scott
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top