AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - 107

FLY-OUTS

BY GERI SILVEIRA

Big Bear City Airport
Where there’s a mountain of things to do

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ig Bear City Airport (L35) is the gateway to year-round activities. Located in a wide valley ringed by the peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, Big Bear City Airport is a hop, skip, and a long climb away from the Los Angeles Basin and its surroundings. At 6,752 feet above sea level, Big Bear City

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• Pattern altitude: 8,000 feet • Fuel: Said to be the cheapest around • Transportation: Cab, bus, rental cars • Airport information: bigbearcityairport.com • Mountain flying tips: bigbearcityairport.com/pilots/ articles • Visitor information: bigbear.com

is a destination in itself—there are two restaurants and a saloon in the terminal building. Next to the pilot’s lounge, the Barnstorm Restaurant serves American fare. Upstairs, the Mandarin Garden features Chinese cuisine and Diamond Lil’s Saloon offers a taste of the old West. For those who venture off the airport, there’s plenty to do. In the winter, Snow Summit is a popular place to ski and snowboard, and it’s a short cab ride away. When the weather is warmer, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, and boating are in season. Visitors who take the 22-mile scenic drive around Big Bear Lake often stop at picturesque Fawnskin, a stagecoach stop in the 1800s. No matter what the season, many people visit Big Bear Village, about five miles west of the airport. This quaint

small town is known for its excellent shopping and dining. Flying into Big Bear City Airport takes some planning. There can be a big difference in temperatures between the L.A. Basin and Big Bear. Dress accordingly. The runway is more than a mile long, but on hot days, density altitude can reach more than 9,000 feet. Get out your POH, and run the numbers to make sure you can get in—and out of—one of California’s most scenic airports.

A vintage B–25 at Big Bear City Airport’s 2011 air fair (above). Snow Summit ski area (inset).
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: Pay Up
Budget Buy: Classically Quick
Percival Provost: Fine Englishman
Flying Wild in Alaska
On Brand-New Wings
B-Ball to Biplane
2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Water Dog
The Bird and the Leprechaun
Avionics: Pilot Friendly
Technique: Wind Warrior
Wx Watch: The Problem with Pireps
Products: Anywhere Map Septa
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Contents
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Rally GA: Pay Up
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Budget Buy: Classically Quick
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Percival Provost: Fine Englishman
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Flying Wild in Alaska
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - On Brand-New Wings
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - B-Ball to Biplane
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - 2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Water Dog
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - The Bird and the Leprechaun
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Avionics: Pilot Friendly
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Technique: Wind Warrior
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Wx Watch: The Problem with Pireps
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Products: Anywhere Map Septa
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Fly-Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2012 - Fly by Wire
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