The
morning started out MFVR with 1800’ ceilings all around the valley, but the
cloud cover only extended east to Stayton and and west to Independence so we climbed up over Independence for the climb eastbound over the
cloud layer. After landing at 6K5 the pattern got really busy. Several more planes entered the area,
including a
Cessna 170 and Malibu after watching the two airplanes jockey for position we secured the airplane and headed into town.
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| Taxiing back to parking |
With more than 23 restaurants in Sisters, we ended up
at the Depot Café. The food was good and would recommend stopping when passing
through Sisters. After breakfast we walked back to the airport and over the
time we had been at breakfast, the temperature had risen and the automated
weather was reporting 5100’ density altitude (the airport’s published altitude
is 3168’). We departed runway 02 which is 3500’ long but has a displaced
threshold for some extra take off distance. The runway also slopes down so plenty
of runway to get airborne on this hot day.
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| Parked on the ramp at 6K5 |
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| Looking down runway 02 |
