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Flying into
Half Moon Bay |
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The harbor at Half Moon Bay
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Best time of the year to go? |
All
year! I understand there are a lot more VFR days during the
winter. |
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Flight time in a Super Viking from KAJO? |
2.2 |
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Food on the airport? |
Several places within a 1/4 mile walk. |
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Fuel on airport? |
Yes, but it's not cheap. |
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Comments about arriving and departing |
Watch the weather here. IFR a lot! After landing taxi as far
southeast as possible for walk to town parking. |
Rate this trip
10 being best, 5 being average. |
7.0
A good stop for a meal but after a few hours you've seen all
there is. |
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Landing at
Half Moon Bay
Airport! |
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I'd heard about the Half Moon Bay
Airport for a long time but, it's a long way from home base. I
filed it away for a time when I needed a good trip. After several
weeks of local area breakfast runs I was looking for that good trip
and Half Moon Bay made the short list.
The first challenge most pilots face is
getting into and out of the airport. Half Moon Bay has more than
it's share of IMC days and the instrument approaches require an IFR
approved GPS.
You can eat at the airport or go to town for a
meal. Assuming you are going to town don't park in transit parking.
Turn south and taxi about a half mile to the far southeast corner of
the airport where you'll find a gate to town. Just outside that gate
there are about 5 restaurants within the first 1/4 mile. If you walk
past the harbor and continue down the beach you'll find a nice place
up on the bluff called Sam's Chowder House. Sitting on the patio
overlooking the harbor drinking made from scratch Bloody Mary's (virgin) was
nice.
The disappointing part of this trip was just
how how small Half Moon Bay is. After a hour or two you've seen all
there is. A good place to stop for a meal but
don't expect any more. It's not Morro Bay.
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Pictures
from Half Moon Bay |
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An MD-80 departing Ontario. |
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Parking at the far southeast
end of the airport. |
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The path from the airport to
town. |
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The airport terminal. |
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Final approach into runway
30. |
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Sam's Chowder House on the
bluff overlooking the harbor. |
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Sam's Chowder House,
worth a stop! |
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The harbor. |
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Departing Half Moon Bay just
prior to going IMC. |
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