Recent content by Bob Bement

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    A summer fly-in at Bob Bement's place?

    I am trying to have a little fly-in offer to my friends in the North west area at Vale, Or. S49 Miller Memorial, this summer some time ( date not set as yet ). I will try to update as more info is available. It will probably be in the later part of June or after July 4th a couple of weeks into...
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    Mnt. Hood and Adams.

    I flew home from the Portland area today. I took this picture of Mnt. Hood with Mnt. Adams peeking out from behind. In the distance is Mnt. Rainier. This is what my 696 looked like as I was approaching the top of the Cascades.
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    Look what showed up in Vale, OR.

    Bruce and Sue Chien stopped by for a visit today and I was sure glad to see them.
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    Mid air Crash at Johnson Creek Video.

    This is the crash earlier this summer at Johnson Creek Airport. A Piper Arrow over took and landed on a Piper Tri Pacer. Just off of the north end of runway 17.A two year old was killed in the Arrow. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151730966776236&set=vb.269289123102022&type=2&theater
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    60 years as the Owyhee Hilton Hotel.

    We flew down to the Owyhee Reservoir State airport 28U last Sat. and helped celebrate 60 years since The Hilton Hotel,was built. One of the builders son was there with the plaque and there were 12 airplanes and about 20 people in attendance. Some from Nv. ID. OR, and WA. A good time was had by all.
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    What this young school student thinks about pilots.

    A school assignment is turned like this:
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    On the way to Halfway.

    On a flight to Halfway, OR. my passenger took this picture with my camera. It is interesting. That is the Snake River in the picture. and there was a lot of smoke and some clouds as well. The picture:
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    I lost my bride this morning.

    She passed quietly away this morning. She is not in pain any more. Thanks to all of you For your support, concern and for just being there.
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    Rome for brunch.

    I flew into Rome for brunch yesterday. They have a little station there and have gas, motel and a place to eat. It doesn't look that great but they put out a great breakfast.It is on the highway between Jordan Valley, Oregon and McDermitt, NV.
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    Flew back to the Minam Lodge today.

    I flew up to the Minam Lodge to meet Barnes Ellis the new owner of the Minam Lodge. He was there for three days and I wanted to meet him and thank him for leaving it open for the public. He is doing a lot of work he has about 9 people working full time fixing up the place. They are building a...
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    Skybobb's Minam Lodge Project report.

    We arrived at Joesph, OR at about 8:00 after flying up the Snake River and around the Eagle cap mountains. We had a general meeting and Bill Ables gave us a good briefing and a map of the check points going in and out of the Minam and back to Joesph. We got the frequencies and the location to...
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    Bob's Ramblings from the PB.

    Brian, I don't know where to start on your assignment. I was teaching in Filer, Id in 1959, I was working on the weekends at a service station for a man named Paul Turnipseed, one day he asked me if I would like to take an airplane ride. I jumped at the offer. He had a 1954 Piper Super cub. We...
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