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Flying into
Mammoth CA |
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N4201B on the ramp at Mammoth
Airport, field elevation 7126 MSL.
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Best time of the year to go? |
Different seasons bring
different events. World class, skiing, trout fishing or
hiking. Mammoth has it all! |
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Flight time in a Super Viking from KAJO? |
1.8 |
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Food on the airport? |
No |
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Fuel on airport? |
Yes but check the price
before you go. Bishop is nearby and has pretty good fuel
prices. |
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Comments about arriving and departing |
Don't fly over the fish
hatchery. Watch your density altitude. Landing Fee! |
Rate this trip
10 being best, 5 being average. |
6.0 Beautiful country to fly
over! However, town is 8 miles away. I always wanted to go
but see no reason to return unless I'm staying the night. |
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Mammoth
Airport! |
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I've always wanted to fly into the Mammoth
Airport but could never find the reason to do so. Any reason to
visit the Serra Nevada Range works for me so one morning my friend
Charles and I headed out for breakfast at Mammoth.
Flying up the Owens Valley before 8:00am is
breath taking. We were level at 12,500 and the Serra Nevada's were
towering 2000' feet above us. The air was smooth as glass and
visibility 100 miles or more. We were able to see Mt Whitney and 60
Lake Basin clearly. The flight alone is worth the trip!
I had called Hot Creek Aviation and asked if
there was a breakfast place within walking distance of the airport.
"Yea, if you like walking, The nearest restaurant is 8 miles.... up
hill all the way." The only transportation is taxi or rental car. We
rented a car from Enterprise, the only company on the airport.
There are a couple of good places to eat in
town, we visited The Breakfast Club and had an above average
breakfast on the patio.
Mammoth is not much of a day trip. If you're
going to spend a couple of nights yes but as a 3 hour stop I give it
a thumbs down.
All photos by right seater
Charles Harmon.
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Flying up
the Owens Valley |
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Level 12,500 enroute to Mammoth
Airport. The floor of this valley is about 8000'. |
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Level 12,500 enroute to Mammoth
Airport. |
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Level 12,500 enroute to Mammoth
Airport. Folks this isn't Kansas, note the terrain above us. |
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Level 12,500 enroute to Mammoth
Airport. |
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The Owens Valley ahead |
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It not easy being an aviation sex
symbol. |
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Our route takes us up the Owens
Valley with a dog leg at Bishop to keep of clear of high
terrain. On the weekends Joshua Approach is real good about
letting us though the Restricted Airspace above 6000.
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On the ramp at Mammoth. |
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