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Flying into
Placerville! |
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The 'Big Valley' was socked in, we stayed
VFR and flew along the foothills.
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Best time of the year to go? |
Any time but watch the weather conditions
in the valley. |
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Flight time in a Super Viking from KCNO? |
2.1 |
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Food on the airport? |
No |
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Fuel on airport? |
Yes, 24 hour and the price is reasonable. |
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Landing or Handling fees? |
No |
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Comments about arriving and departing. |
The runway slopes uphill east to west. |
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Things to do at or near the airport. |
Visit downtown and grab something to eat. |
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Rate this stop with 10 being best, 5 average. |
7.0 - Not a lot to do but we had a good
time. |
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The Home of Bellanca
N4201B |
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Placerville is too far to walk from the airport,
you'll need a taxi to get to town but the ride only cost me $13. Ask
to be taken to the historic part of town where you find about 1/2
mile of little shops. Everything from military surplus to art
studios. Just as you enter town there are a couple of places to eat.
We asked to be dropped off there. Swettie Pie surved a very good
lunch but the pie was to die for. After lunch we walked the town and
back stopping at several places.
For those living
in NorCal this is a good stop at a real nice airport. From SoCal this was a long ride for a couple hours of entertainment.
We had a nice time and I'm glad we went. On the ride back to the
airport I asked the cab driver what we should do next time and were
told we'd done about all there is to do.
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On the ramp in
Placerville. Notice the Sierra Nevada range in the
background. The
Lenticular clouds give you some idea of ride conditions east
of my route. |
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Downtown Placerville California |
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We didn't eat here but the reports
were good. |
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We ate here then walked the strip.
Good food, great pies! |
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Placerville California |
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The right side going home. |
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The left side going home. Only in
California! |
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