Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!lmiller From: lmiller@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Orange County Airport Message-ID: <6264@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 15:11:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.6264 Posted: Sun Jul 7 15:11:50 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 15:35:06 EDT References: <42@tekmdp.UUCP> Reply-To: lmiller@ucla-cs.UUCP (Dr. Lawrence Miller) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 24 In article <42@tekmdp.UUCP> hansr@tekmdp.UUCP (Hans Rubsam) writes: >Flying into Orange County Airport in August. > >We are planing to fly into Orange County Airport in August. Any comments >will be greatly appreciated. 1) It is busy. 2) They are very professional in the tower. 3) My friend Peter Garrison was mowed down by an errant 210--keep a sharp eye behind you even on the ground! 4) If it is real IFR, watch out for being vectored through the localizer--there are hills east of the localizer, and you should turn inbound and call approach if they do this to you. 5) DO NOT fly to Catalina unless you go with another experienced pilot. It is not difficult, but there have been enough problems to warrant caution. Another friend took a Citation SP there, with the owner in the right seat. The owner freaked out at the apparently very short runway (actually just a hump--there's another 1,000' beyond) and locked the brakes. It took weeks to replace everything and get the plane out! 6) Orange count is a pretty area, and fun to fly into. Keep a very active eye out for other traffic, particularly low along the coast.