Columbia River Part 1

SUNDAY 17th NOVEMBER 2013 - Flying Club Event

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the US state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.

The river is 1,243 miles (2,000 km) long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River. Its drainage basin is roughly the size of France and extends into seven U.S. states and a Canadian province.

This month's event will fly us over the upper reaches of the river on its southern journey, with a good number of touch and gos to try.

The Columbia has 40 dams along its length and this flight will take you over some of them - watch out for them as you fly the route, which is easy to follow and will present some interesting touch and gos.

CBB9  Osoyoos  12/30

057      Scott 15/33

W01    Tonasket Mun 15/33

KOMK  Omak  17/35  NDB OMK 219

S35     Okanegon Legion   04/22

S97     Anderson 07/25

S10      Chelan Mun 02/20   Full Stop Landing

5WA5   Ross Private Strip 09/27

KEAT    Pangborn Meml 07/25, 12/30

WA68   Vantage 16/25 07/34

M94      Desert Aire 10/28

6WA3   Green Acres 16/34

KRLD    Richland  07/25, 01/19  NDB  RL

32WA  Compressor Station No 8  06/24

There's a PlanG route available in the forums