S B J's Photo Gallery

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@ Q59 - Fremont airport,Calif. Old runway 31L,31R was a nice dirt runway.This was also the starting point for many (15 years worth) of my flying adventures! They sure were good years to be in general aviation.Would not trade them for anything! - by S B J
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@ Q59 - Fremont airport,Calif. soon after its 1986 closure.Due to the short closure notice and removal of planes and hangars,there were some angry owners. An X on a runway, I have seen to many in my time. View is east. - by S B J
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@ Q59 - Fremont,Ca airport ground view after closing.While it happened many times in many places,this was my frist experience with a dying airport.Very sad after a enjoyable 15 year relationship. View is to the north and down tiedown row. - by S B J
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@ Q59 - Fremont airport in Calif. did flood from time to time when Mother Nature was overly generous.South end planes (left) were OK but north end was 3-4 feet deep. Not so good. View is to the SW. - by S B J
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@ Q59 - Fremont airport in the SF Bay Area when it was at its peak, was closed in May of 1986. Was a no frills grass roots airport that didnt even have runway lights,only relectors.They worked just fine but planes without lights,then it could be interesting. - by S B J
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@ 8Q7 - Sky Sailing Fremont,Ca. after closure.Was the last non tower airport in the immediate SF Bay Area.The parallel strip was WWII Heath Field later Baylands Raceway,a very busy drag strip which closed just befor SS did. - by S B J
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@ 8Q7 - Sky Sailing airport in Fremont,Ca. in 1991 just befor closure with all hangars already gone.At this time it was only a shadow of its glory days when it was the most active west coast gliderport.View is east. - by S B J
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@ 0Q6 - Shingletown airport (closed 2002) in NE Calif. had an unusual slope to one end of the runway.It was flat then a sharp drop and then a slight decent. When landing you sometimes wondered where the ground was.To bad it was closed .View is South. - by S B J
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@ 0Q6 - Shingletown airport in NE california,was closed around 2005.It was at 3800 ft and offered some relief when it was 110 in the central valley.Was a very nice airport. Mt Lassen (10,457 ft) is seen in the distance. - by S B J
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@ O58 - Calistoga in Calif had 2 runways which one was for gliders only.Was a one way strip which caused some pilots trouble like a C140 on 2-5-74.There were lots of gliders and flying over town was prohibitived so pilots often made downwind takeoffs or landings. - by S B J
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@ O58 - Calistoga Airpark in Calif. If not my favorite airport,it was near the top.So sad when it closed in 1998.A 5 min walk to the tourist busy-yes, but still neat town.What more could a pilot ask for! Notice all the vineyards. - by S B J
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@ O01 - Santa Rosa Air Center was a well used airport by the warbird pilots,so with 7K feet of runway, not having enough runway was seldom an issue.Some large hangars were demolished by the time this picture was taken. - by S B J
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