East of Bella Coola

[styckx 1,869]

Just a couple from my flight yesterday. On my way to CYML. Was a beauty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ppo 67]

Nice shots. CYML, I don't think so. You must mean CYWL: Williams Lake instead of Charlevoix, Quebec.

Cheers Bill

Pierre

[flyerboy 114]

Nice mountainous terrain

[styckx 1,869]

Nice shots. CYML, I don't think so. You must mean CYWL: Williams Lake instead of Charlevoix, Quebec.

Cheers Bill

Pierre

 

 

Yup.. :blush:  Typo on my part.. Was indeed Williams Lake...  You're on the ball.  :lol:

[altstiff 71]

Nice shots.

 

Glad you made it yesterday as the weather is going south (not southern weather, going south as in snow storm!)

[styckx 1,869]

Nice shots.

 

Glad you made it yesterday as the weather is going south (not southern weather, going south as in snow storm!)

 

 

It's funny you say that.. Soon after I cleared the mountains I fired up AS2012 and was immediately hit with stiff westward wind and driving snow. It's the only reason I stopped at Williams Lake as it was just miserable to fly in

[altstiff 71]

It's funny you say that.. Soon after I cleared the mountains I fired up AS2012 and was immediately hit with stiff westward wind and driving snow. It's the only reason I stopped at Williams Lake as it was just miserable to fly in

I flew into PAJN today (from PANC) and just made it in with 1SM vis in snow. Seen on the weather network that they call for 30CM in the Kitamat area.

[styckx 1,869]

I flew into PAJN today (from PANC) and just made it in with 1SM vis in snow. Seen on the weather network that they call for 30CM in the Kitamat area.

 

I don't know what was going on up there but I never experienced such violent shifts in weather between altitude layers before.  I'd be descending/ascending and hit a pocket of just violentness. It was a sucker punch affect.. And 500ft later it cleared up. Between FL110 and at ground level there must have been 3-4 different pockets of just violent winds to go through.. Was wild.. But no match for a 172..  :lol: