2002-09-21-Marble-N182: Marble, Colorado, private airport, used with permission.

			> Subject: CPA Mtn Flying Course, Marble fly-in, Dolores Point Airport in CO > To: coloradoflying@airbase1.com Msg #: 1 Subject: RESCHEDULED: Marble Airstrip Fly-in & CPA Mtn Flying Course From: sales@airbase1.com Msg #: 2 Subject: Re: RESCHEDULED: Marble Airstrip Fly-in & CPA Mtn Flying Course From: wmeine@mindspring.com ################################### ## ## Msg #: 1 ## Subject: RESCHEDULED: Marble Airstrip Fly-in & CPA Mtn Flying Course ## From: sales@airbase1.com ## ################################### Subject: CPA mountain flying course Please see the URL at: http://coloradopilotsassociation.org/ Due to conflicting calendars, the Marble, Colorado grass airstrip fly-in will now be held September 21 and 22, 2002. This also happens to be the dates of the Wine Tasting Festival in nearby Grand Junction. This fly-in date was selected as the week after the renowned (!) Colorado Pilots Association Mountain Flying Course, with September 14 for ground school, and an (optional) flying day with CPA instructors on September 15. This allows one to get familiar with the airstrip with an instructor on board the week before you take your family. Be sure to re-mark your calendars! Details and registration forms for the CPA course will be available at www.ColoradoPilots.org website. The course will be given at Strand Flying on the Grand Junction Walker field (www.strandflying.com). Additional airstrips will be determined for the 9/15 "flying day" - maybe some in nearby Utah??? You will not be required to take the CPA course, but the Marble airstrip is NOT for inexperienced pilots. It is a privately owned grass runway within a canyon. Prior permission from the owner, Bob Conger, is desired, and all operations are at pilot's own risk. Bob will grant permission freely and I will coordinate this as the time nears and send out "Hold Harmless" forms for all participants. Bob last was a Maule driver, but even Aztecs have used the strip. Bob wants more airplanes to visit him and share his piece of Colorado Rockies paradise! Marble is the site of an old marble quarry (duh) that provided the stones for many Washington DC monuments. A tour is available and the town is just a couple of miles down the road from the airstrip. The airstrip is 3800 feet of meticulously manicured lawn at 7800 MSL. Due to terrain, landings are generally made to the east and takeoffs to the west. It will not be found on any sectional, but is located just east of McClure pass at N39.04'30" - W 107.12'50". Fair fishing and good camping. Paonia airport and nearby facilities will be used for those who want to sleep in a real bed, or who would like to have an experienced instructor pilot join them in their aircraft for the ten minute flight into the Marble landing strip. See you there! Rob Duncan ################################### ## ## Msg #: 2 ## Subject: Re: RESCHEDULED: Marble Airstrip Fly-in & CPA Mtn Flying Course ## From: wmeine@mindspring.com ## ################################### Rob Duncan wrote: > Additional airstrips will be determined for the 9/15 > "flying day" - maybe some in nearby Utah, Karl??? The Utah folks have always considered Dolores Point to be one of their own but it is, in fact, a Colorado backcountry airstrip. It is on top of a mesa just northwest of Gateway overlooking the Dolores River. The strip is in immaculate condition because it is dragged several times per year by a Gateway resident with a love of aviation. The Utah Back Country Pilots have had a couple of fly-ins there and many wheel-panted 182s have used the runway with no problems. There are dimly visible Xs on the runway from 1992 which can be ignored (made with lime and just won't wash away). It is BLM land and both the use of the airstrip and camping are allowed by normal BLM rules. Although over 3300 feet of length was carved out of the sage brush, visibility concerns (due to three hills on the southern half) and current maintenance make the practical length about 2400 feet. The runway slopes uphill to the south. Most people land to the south and take off north when conditions allow. There is a large circular parking area with room for many planes near the southern end. Dolores Point is truely a spectacular destination for those pilots qualified to land there. Latitude and longitude: N 38 42.201, W 109 02.621 Elevation (ft): 7120 Radio frequency: 122.9 Windsock: No OK to camp: Yes Runway length (ft): 2400 x 75 Runway surface: Dirt/Grass Runway orientation: 14-32 Enjoy, -Bill ================================================================ For further information, including unsubscribe instructions, see http://www.airbase1.com/coloradoflying/quickhelp.htm Be considerate. Most subscribers do not want to see any personal replies. For personal replies, change the "To:" address or click here->> mailto: (for a new mail window) ================================================================
	N182H, Cessna 182 at Marble, Colorado, after landing, looking West.	N182H, Cessna 182 at Marble, Colorado, taking off, looking East.	marble-airport.txt

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