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BISHOP, CA AND MONO LAKE
In the middle of nowhere and a black hole in SD-3 is the Bishop -
Mono Lake area of California. It is an enroute area for flights
between northern California and Las Vegas, and is a destination for
skiers headed for Mammoth Mountain. Three airfields serve the area,
but only Bishop is a "full service" terminal with published IAPs.
Mammoth-June Lakes, which is near the ski area does support scheduled
air service, weather permitting, but Lee Vining on the shore of Mono
Lake is unattended and usable at "pilot's discretion" only. These all
are high altitude fields in a very warm area.
CAABIHKF.SC1
This scenery file fills in a good amount of detail for the area.
All three airfields are detailed according to the Southwest US Airport
and Facility Directory, Mono Lake is re-drawn and Lake Crowley added.
Highway 395, which winds up the eastern Sierra foothills, is drawn,
and the Mammoth Ski Area is depicted.
Bishop, elevation 4120', is best approached using the on-field
VOR (BIH, 109.6). The VOR-A Instrument Approach Procedure calls for
crossing the VOR on heading 322, descending to 8900' and executing a
reversal turn within 10 nautical miles of the field. Then, fly
heading 142 to the field for a pattern landing on the currently active
runway. Airport remarks include:
"Due to high apch minimums pilots may need an IFR alternate
even though weather is forecast to be higher than 2000-3.
No straight-in apchs; no intersection departures."
Mammoth-June Lakes, elevation 7128', is a VFR field for folks
going skiing. It is about 28nm up the 288 radial from Bishop VOR.
Remarks for this field include:
"Arpt located in mountainous terrain with occasional strong
winds and turbulence. Lgtd windsocks available at rwy ends
and centerfield. With southerly crosswinds in excess of 10
to 15 knots expect windshear and turbulence along first
3000' of Rwy 27.
Also, if you explore the ski area by air, be sure you can turn out of
the canyon in time, since you probably can't climb out of this one.
CAMMH27.MOD
Your checklist is complete and you are ready to taxi onto runway
27 at Mammoth-June. Look out for landing traffic and remember this is
a high altitude field. Its OK to check in in the ski area after
departure.
CA02427.MOD
OK, you aren't actually on the field at Lee Vining. You are on
Mono Lake in your float plane. Get out of here before the salts and
minerals in the water corrode the floats out from under you. What's
that you say? No horizon? That's the way it gets here. It will be
better after you get off. Yes, you will get off. Eventually. Just
keep your airspeed up after liftoff. Now, no joke, who would fly a
float plane in the high desert?
Ken Fugate (70012,476)