2011 Holly Run will be on 12/3 with a rain/snow date of 12/10
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!
NOTE: WE ARE STAGING AT BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT THIS YEAR JUST LIKE 2010!
We are now opening registration for the 2011
Holly Run. If you are
interested in joining us for this year please send me an e-mail that
includes:
Name
Will you be coming to breakfast?
Will you be staying for lunch?
If so, there will be two lunch shifts. Do you prefer the early or late
shift?
Tail #
Home Base
AC Type
Can you park on grass if we run out of pavement?
Do you have any empty seats?
If so, would you be willing to fly a reporter?
If so, what is the name of your home town paper?
Thank you!
Helen
W29 Arrival Instructions:
NOTE: We are extending the W29 arrival window to
accommodate the overwhelming response of pilots we have had for this year's
event. We ask that some of you try to come early so we can stagger arrivals.
We are also looking for two volunteers willing to come early and help with
parking. Please drop me an e-mail if this might be you.
Bay Bridge Arrival Procedures 8:00-9:00
NOTE: Bay Bridge has non-standard traffic patterns. TPA is 1200 MSL and the
downwind leg entry points for both runway 11 and 29 are marked by water
towers. The downwind leg for runway 29 is TWO miles south of the
runway to avoid a housing development. Please read and review all of the
attached noise abatement and pattern procedures for W29.
W29 is a busy place on the weekend with lots of slow moving planes often piloted
by students. If you find yourself overtaking a plane on final, please go
around. Do not do S-turns, 360s, or other crazy maneuvers on the final approach
leg for spacing. Also, please go around if a plane is still on the runway when
you intend to land.
Note: While most of the planes that have signed up for this flight have similar
approach speeds, we are expecting the AOPA Caravan with Craig Fuller, Ed Nabb,
and Santa sometime around 8:30. The FAA has assigned Santa's plane the official
call sign of "Rudolph One." If you should hear Rudolph One entering the
pattern, please make room for them as they cannot maneuver or slow down as
easily as the rest of us can.
If arriving from the SFRA, Potomac will generally release you to go to Unicom
before exiting if you tell them you have the field in sight and promise to keep
your squawk. This is a good idea so you can focus on merging with a high volume
of Holly Run traffic.
Upon landing, please switch to "Bay Bridge Parking" on 122.825 and
request parking instructions. Notify the parking officer if you need a hard
spot. Otherwise you will be directed to a grassy spot.
Fueling
Bay Bridge Airport Management will have the self serve pumps open as well as the
truck going which will be offering fuel at pump prices. If you wish to use the
self serve pump, please pull in diagonally so two planes can fuel simultaneously
and plan to manually push back. If you wish to request truck service, stop in
the ops building (look for the flag pole) to place your order. You may pay
after breakfast. Just be sure to be at the hangar for the 10am safety briefing.
Breakfast
Breakfast is being served by Chesapeake Sport Pilot at 9 in the CSP hangar which
is the big gray one. A $5 contribution is requested to defray costs.
Departure Briefing
The departure safety briefing will be held in the CSP hangar at 10am. Please be
there then.
Lunch
Lunch is available at the Channel Marker on TGI. We need a headcount for the
owner so if you have not RSVPed for lunch, please do so.
Other
As usual, we will be quietly passing the hat for Santa (Jim Shultz). If you
don't believe in Santa Clause any more, you will after meeting Jim. He is the
real Santa and spends a small fortune of his own limited funds for the kids on
Tangier. Please bring a little cash.
See you on The Run!
Helen
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Helen Woods, MCFI
Chief Flight Instructor
Chesapeake Sport Pilot, LLC
(410) 604-1717
Tangier Arrival Instructions:
You will need to stay under R-4006 while avoiding R-4002 and R-6609. We may get lucky and some of these might be cold. In the past pilots have had good luck with Patuxent Approach allowing them to transit through R-4002 and saved considerable distance over going around it. You can call them on 127.95 MHz and ask. When you get to Tangier Island, the pattern is ALWAYS to the EAST of the island. R-6609 is just offshore to the west. Very often we get a stiff breeze from the north or northwest. If this is the case, please land long. The tiedown area is at the north end of the airport and a slow approach, touchdown right on the numbers, and slow taxi for a couple thousand feet will stack everyone up behind you. Pilots with concerns about flying over water should note that between Tangier and Smith islands there is a sandbar that is only a couple of feet deep for much of it with some parts above water. You can use this to your advantage coming and going as opposed to going directly east/west to get to and from Tangier Island.
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