2 from my Skywest days. I usually wasn't feeling too hot when I would board a flight home from Chico, but I miss hopping on a bro and getting there in 30 minutes. Hopefully @ASpilot2be and PenAir bring Chico airline service again.
Skywest EMB-120 loading up in Chico, Ca. by Chasen Richardson, on Flickr
Onboard the first scheduled commercial jet to Mammoth Lakes. I rode home on this same jet and the flight canceled the next 9 days. Yikes, good thing I didn't stick around. MMH was a nightmare for United the first season. I think the completion rater was under 15%.
Over Mammoth Lake on the inaugural United Express flight from San Francisco. by Chasen Richardson, on Flickr
It's the terrible weight of over a million suffering, anguished souls who endured unspeakable fates, that still lingers in those camps.Auschwitz. What an unreal place. I was at a loss for words.
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I thought it was the Scorpion Jet out and about...Caught this guy flying in for lunch. Couldn't exactly tell what it was but looked like the T38 replacement?
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If we do serve Chico, it will be out of PDX. I don't think we want to touch SFO with a 10 foot pole. Portland seems to be working as a hub. We don't have major delays, and we just got two gates between Alaska and Horizon. So now we can easily feed Alaska.2 from my Skywest days. I usually wasn't feeling too hot when I would board a flight home from Chico, but I miss hopping on a bro and getting there in 30 minutes. Hopefully @ASpilot2be and PenAir bring Chico airline service again.
Skywest EMB-120 loading up in Chico, Ca. by Chasen Richardson, on Flickr
Onboard the first scheduled commercial jet to Mammoth Lakes. I rode home on this same jet and the flight canceled the next 9 days. Yikes, good thing I didn't stick around. MMH was a nightmare for United the first season. I think the completion rater was under 15%.
Over Mammoth Lake on the inaugural United Express flight from San Francisco. by Chasen Richardson, on Flickr
Sounds a lot like Dutch Harbor in some waysThey put a lot of restrictions on it in terms of winds and visibility. Not to mention the IAP wasn't exactly helpful at getting you in if there was a cloud layer within a couple thousand feet of the airport. One way RNAV approach. CRJ700 was category C so 3 miles visibility and definitely no circling up there. If the winds favored 27 with any real strength, there were serious performance restrictions to depart that direction.
Oddly enough, with all of the cancellations that airport had, I always had to go there. And of course they tacked it on to the end of a 4 day trip every time. It was cool, but only captains could land there so I had a little envy having to sit on my hands for such a unique and challenging approach.
It's been awhile since I've been there. Used to be a big hang out for lease returns getting the white paint. Cool photos as always.