Could not get in Friday Afternoon. Low Ocean layer.200-300ft X 1 mile a couple local were following railroad in not for my. After 4 hrs of flying.
Decided to go see In-laws at San Jose 5.5hrs Got a home cooked for putting up with wife for the last 15 yrs. Saturday we (6) Coupe came together at Paso Robles and flew to Oceano at Noon Being the last and highest is cool. Watching Five Ercoupe landing below broken layer of Ocean fog was pretty neat. ( just think what old Navy pilots saw) Oceano is only a few hundred yard from the beach@ 15 ft asl. Had to use 29 because of wind. 11 would have been good for long low finals over the ocean. Five Coupes left early because other commitments and the ocean layer became thicker around 3:30 or so. 11 Ercoupe in all. * Buzz Dolim and brother Robi 99597 415-CD ser# 2220 * Ted Lechner 2654H 415-C(?) ser# 3279 * Mike Shipley&Allison 3022H 415-D ser# 3647 Bob Caspary 99590 415-D ser# 2213 * Beil Hartmut 3330H 415-E ser# 3955 Maynard Smith 99843 415-C(?) ser# 2466 Wm Bill Harris 3618H 415-D ser# 4243 Steve Shuck/ Jack Russell 93443 415-C ser# 766 * Charlie Eck 6547Q Alon A-2 ser#A147 Wayan & Audean Woollard 6596Q Alon A-2 ser# A196 Warren Hampton 5644F Alon A-2 ser# A244 Plus drive ins Jack Compere, His wife was at Paso Robles ? Jack Russell Dad and Mother Walk ins, a good number. Sunday departure was delayed. By The Ocean layer till 12 or 1 O'clock. I was up first so I could watch the Coupes break out of the fog less then 1mile off the end and 500ft high. All coupes made down wind departures And the piper an the big C's had to go out over the ocean into the soup. The last coupe to leave, Steve and Jack were follow by three Cessna's Yours, Warren H.
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