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Monthly NewsletterFebruary 2019 Volume 52, Number 2www.cableairport.com
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CCB Hosts Brew and Bros Craft Beer FestivalBenefits go to Claremont Education Foundation
On the beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon January 26th, Cable Airport hosted the 6th Annual Brews and Bros Craft Beer Festival produced by Last Name Brewery located in the Cable Business Park. The sold out event raised thousands of dollars for the Claremont Education Foundation.The Festival, which ran from 1 to 5 PM, had over 40 local and regional craft breweries, wineries, and cider makers in attendance serving more than 80 different beverages to sample including craft soda for the kids and designated drivers! VIP ticket holders were given the opportunity to enter the festival an hour earlier to sample rare beers provided by select brewers. There were food trucks, music, games, circus entertainment, and free laughs all day.
Brew and Bros Craft Beer Festival CCB Hosts Bob Cable's Birthday Bash57 and counting
January 26th also happens to be Bob Cable's birthday and Bob found no better way to celebrate than to hang out and enjoy the festivities at the Brews and Bros Craft Beer Festival."It was one of the best birthdays I've ever had", said Bob reflecting on the success of the festival. When Bob wasn't roaming the grounds and sampling beers, he could be seen... and seen he could be (see photo to the right with his wife, Suzanne), hanging around his motor home which was located to the west of the festival and made a wonderful operating base."Everyone was so nice", he reflected as hundreds of well-wishers visited with him. And mid-afternoon, the Festival paused for a moment so those in attendance could sing "Happy Birthday". It may be a few years before Bob has another birthday bash like this again but rest assured, we are pretty certain his future birthday bashes will probably be as memorable. Happy Birthday Bob!
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European Pilot Chronicles a "Flying" Vacation around Southern CaliforniaUses CCB As His Base
Netherlands pilot Aarnoud Overkamp visited the United States with his family the summer of 2017. They visited friends in Claremont which eventually led Aarnoud to CCB. When he and his family returned home, Aarnoud wrote of their adventures and submitted is article and photos to the AOPA Netherlands Plane Owner magazine. Aarnoud's article was published in May 2018. Following is an English translation of the article sent:
Sunset (Boulevard) Journey‘Dutch guy’ Aarnoud flies with family over Los Angeles
He did not have his certificate for a very long time. Yet Aarnoud Overkamp already made intercontinental plans, when he heard about the equivalence in the USA. After a thorough preparation I saw the sunset in the Pacific at six thousand feet with my wife and two daughters. But the story starts with the FAA, in May 2017....
It is still early in the morning in May. The head of the security team of the FAA keeps asking if I have a weapon. Meanwhile his colleague looks under the rental car with mirrors. I deny about five times. And I acknowledge that you can buy weapons in the Netherlands, but that I never did that myself. I can go on. I come there to get an FAA-PPL equalisation. Three months before I submitted a request to that effect.
Beautiful DC 3It is August. We take the family on a road trip through California and visit friends in Claremont. Just north of that is Cable airport, at the foot of the mountains. A private field, run by the Cable family for generations. Mighty Mike' Cable manages the atmospheric café in the fifties style, brother Ryan is there for the technique. A beauty of a DC-3 shows that the field knows many aircraft enthusiasts. From Cable we want to fly in greater-LA, one of the most complex airspaces worldwide. On the flight I count as many as twenty fields; most of them class C and D, so with reversed wedding cakes above. Little room for SEP's, is my first thought. But closer inspection, and internet, provide good tips and flight routes.
Use the trim!Outside it is very warm, for Dutch standards. Almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit! Inside Rick waits; ex-military, now instructor. He will do my check-out. Earlier I did an American Biannual Flight Review in the Netherlands. In the heat outside shines a beautiful C172R with a wet-rate of over 125 dollars.
"The guys from Cessna did improve a lot in this Skyhawk,'' starts Rick. "Injection, no carb heat. Makes it easy, huh?" Before he signed off, I did stalls in take-off and landing configuration, steep turns, and some landings at Cable and San Bernardino, next to a few Boeings. Rick teaches me especially to use the trim intensively. "You guys from Europe work way too hard. Use the trim!"
An original Dutch breeder S11A few hours later I fill in two A4 sheets with questions for the insurance. Suddenly a man enters with a blind stick. "Hello Cliff, meet the Dutch guy". Ten minutes later I stand eye to eye with his beautifully maintained Fokker S11. "There are only a couple left in the US and in The Netherlands" says Cliff. Beautiful. And it's very strange to see here an airplane with on a hatch the word 'VERBANDPAKJE'. I'm in it, admire the beautiful details. Cliff liked to fly on it but recently became blind in a few weeks time. Now he's going to sell the plane...
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Do you have stories and photos that you would like to share with the Cable community via the the Cable Gram and the Cable website? Or do you have an idea for a story? If so, contact Annette at [email protected] and tell us what you have. We are always looking for fun items to share with our family here at Cable Airport!
We would like to hear from you...
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Just talk about flyingThe next day the Overkamp family flies over LA! After thorough preparation in ForeFlight the first flight will be to Camarillo. A beautiful trip along the skyline of downtown LA. Straight over the imposing Dodgers stadium, at 6000 feet...
The ATIS of Camarillo reports runway 26 in use. The tower gives us a straight in, after landing immediately followed by: "Report white line in sight". Via a white line (next to the yellow one) we taxi to the restaurant. Well organised here, I think. And I will think that so more often. The BBQ is rightly known locally. Around us are at least thirty pilots, and there is only a buzz of flight talk.
Over the Coastal Highway Via ForeFlight I see some clouds drifting in (great idea, buy a US SIM card!). Seems worse than it is, because higher than 11,000 feet. Next stop is Santa Barbara; class C, three lanes. We leave runway 26 and fly straight to the coast. If only I could keep this picture in my mind forever. The route is beautiful: in the distance the islands off the coast, and among us the capricious coastline and the many colours blue of the sea. I see miniature cars under me on the famous Coastal Highway. Continuously I hear my wife and children say: 'Hey, you see this..., you see that'. Unfortunately I will have to do it with the pictures tonight, because I am busy preparing the approach.
Follow the highwayI have to make a '360' because it is very busy on the frequency. When I finally get between them, I seem unreadable. I buy some time with another three-sixty, check the frequency, and really put the microphone against my mouth: 'How do you read me? Fortunately, we are readable. They make it easy for (foreign) pilots like me. Expect runway 15 left and follow the highway. Cool, I think to myself. Never landed on a field with two parallel runways before. I report threshold 15L in sight. Immediately follows the landing clearance. The approach is stable with 60 knots, but I am not satisfied with the altitude, and make a go around. The tower is very helpful; via a right turn I am back on Final in five minutes. This time I get a clearance for 15R.
Controllers speak clearly and slowlySanta Barbara is used in fine weather by aviators and other movie stars for beach visits. For us it's a ten minute walk, but well, the FBO can also bring us the limo. Of course we choose that, and less than five minutes later we swim in the sea. Delicious! Lying in the sun I think about the helpfulness of the controllers. Of course they hear that I am a foreigner; their instructions are slowly spoken.
Five frequency changesI have Santa Barbara Ground reported that we are going back to Cable and get the details of the departure by, 'Maintain runway heading, at or below 1500 ft.' After take off we pick up VFR airway victor 27 and I connect to the first SOCAL controller. I'm getting used to it already! During the one and a half hour return flight I have to change frequencies for five times. They inform each other, so call sign mentioning is enough. Clear instructions are immediately returned (squawk code, stay north of the highway, altitude at your discretion, etc.). Rick advised me to communicate with SOCAL. "The controllers get paid per service so they help you do what you like," he explained. And that turns out to be the case.
Sloped fieldThe clouds stay at 11k, and in a fiery sunglass we arrive at Cable exactly at 8:00 PM. The LA lights turn on and the highways become red and white luminous stripes. A last ray of sunlight strikes the field when our wheels hit the asphalt. How beautiful it is here! On the slightly sloping field my daughters help me with the blocks and tie down chains. It marks the end of another beautiful day.
Next year again?We have had unique days. Everyone repeats constantly how fantastic it was. Especially thanks to the reception at Cable. Especially manager Anne of the Foothill Flying Club was very helpful. Recently the club lost their helmsman Tony Settember. That is why the Flying Dutchman, mailing from the Netherlands, was perhaps not the biggest priority for a while. But the support and warm welcome make everything more than good... All the ladies from my family are so enthusiastic that plans are already being made for a next holiday in the USA.
Congratulations!
Steve Gates1st Solo
Jeff Ang CFII MEI
Café update:The doors have been installed, the walls are painted and the floors are being redone. Now the decorating begins. During this time we ask that
unless you are part of the immediate crew please do not enter the active construction site. We will be replacing the patio awning soon and that will require a hard hat. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support through this time of closure. We are eagerly approaching our reopening this March 2019.
CABLE GRAMFebruary 2019 Volume 52, Number 2www.cableairport.com
Emergency Service …………………..………… 9 1 1Cable Airport Office …….………...… (909) 982-6021Aircraft Interiors by Sill……….....…...(909) 243-0786Aviator Flight Training........................(714) 423-4440AWOS: Frequency.….………......................119.525 Telephone......................... (909) 985-4731Civil Air Patrol …………………….…. (909) 982-4014Commemorative Air Force ……….... (909) 226-7204EAA Chapter 448 ………………...…. (626) 705-5773Falcon Insurance ………………….... (909) 949-4993Foothill Aircraft Parts ........................ (909) 985-8837
Important NumbersFoothill Aircraft Sales .….............….. (909) 322-6914Foothill Aircraft Service .................... (909) 985-1977Foothill Flying Club ………….…..….. (909) 229-7990Horizon Aviation ............................... (828) 962-9295Maniac-Mikes Café ……….…….…... (909) 982-9886Safety Management, Security.…...… (909) 208-4777SoCAL Tracon ……….…………….... (858) 537-5800SoCAL Tracon, IFR clearance….….. (800) 448-3724FSS ……………………….….…….… (800) 992-7433Riverside FSDO ………………….…. (951) 276-6701
Things to Know...
Civil Air Patrol Squadron 25 – Meets every Thursday in the CAP HQ, 6:30pm to 9:00pm. For more info: 909-982-4014 Cable EAA Chapter 448 – Meets first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in the EAA club house. For more info: contact Michael Clearman at 626-705-5773 3rd Pursuit Squadron, Commemorative Air Force – For more information contact Cliff Heathcoat at 909-226-7204 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10489 – Meets second Wednesday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the CAF building, for more info: 909-985-0476
Antique Aircraft Display Weekend – Meets first full weekend of the month. Park in any transit area. Check-in at the Foothill Flying Club beginning at 8 a.m. For more info: call Cliff Heathcoat at 909-226-7204 Exotic Car Show – Meets second Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more info: Dan McGuire at 909-238-9227 Ground School – For more information call 909-229-7990 EAA Young Eagles – For info on the Young Eagles Program email [email protected].
AWOS: Frequency: 119.525; Telephone: 909-985-4731
Club Meetings / Events
Re-opening Soon!
Are you interested in volunteering to help plan the 75th Anniversary Celebration Day? We definitely want to celebrate this momentous anniversary that will take place here at the Airport. If so then please join the committee on February 25th in the Airport Meeting Room at 6pm. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us here in the Airport office.
75th Anniversary Celebration DayHorizon AviationFor your maintenance and avionic needs
Business with Horizon Aviation continues to grow! Horizon Aviation provides avionics installation, repair and troubleshooting.Owner Caleb Greene has been involved with general aviation maintenance and avionics since 2014. He has received certifications from the Aircraft Electronics Association which include Advanced Avionics Installations, ADS-B implementation, RVSM training, Pitot-Static and Advanced Transponder Training.Horizon Aviation continues to be a one stop, full service avionics sales and installation facility here at CCB and recently became an L3, Aspen Stratus and Avidyne dealer.Please feel free to drop by, call or pay Horizon Aviation a visit in hangar 204. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, phone number is 828-962-9295.
Valentine’s Day Trivia:February 14th is the second largest card giving day of the year, just after Christmas.
H a l l m a r k was one of the first to mass produce a Valentine’s Day card, all the way back in 1913.
