Thunder Ridge Airpark

[Jim[_18_]]

Does anyone have information on Thunder Ridge Airpark in Utah? Is it landable for a 20 meter ship? Airnav shows the runway as only 48 feet wide, on the video online the brush looks low on the sides.

Thanks, Jim Dingess

[Steve Koerner]

You can measure runway width in Google Earth.

[Jonathan St. Cloud]

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:09:04 AM UTC-7, Steve Koerner wrote:
> You can measure runway width in Google Earth.

Perhaps old age has robbed me of my sense of adventure. However, I would no sooner measure runway width with Google Earth than I would measure the same space with my wingspan. If only the FAA or private org published a book that had, you know facts, data, regarding the runway width, length, lighting, freq. Oh if only... http://www.airnav.com/airport/UT83

[Jim[_18_]]

The original post indicated that I looked at Airnav.

My home airport main runway is listed as narrower than my wingspan. The cleared area is much wider than the published width of the runway so am able to safely operate there.

Would like to know if Thunder Ridge is the same. Could fly my super cub up and take a look but it’s a long way at 90 knots.

Jim

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Once again, when using Google Earth for airfield evaluation, CHECK THE DATE OF THE PHOTO in the Timeline. Moriarty's photo is over four years old. And it's the same for all other fields in the area.

[[email protected]]

Or contact the owner...

[Jonathan St. Cloud]

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 1:23:28 PM UTC-7, Jim wrote:
> The original post indicated that I looked at Airnav.
>
> My home airport main runway is listed as narrower than my wingspan. The cleared area is much wider than the published width of the runway so am able to safely operate there.
>
> Would like to know if Thunder Ridge is the same. Could fly my super cub up and take a look but it’s a long way at 90 knots.
>
> Jim

The FAA publishes the Airport Facilities Directory.

[2G]

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 12:16:25 PM UTC-7, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:09:04 AM UTC-7, Steve Koerner wrote:
> > You can measure runway width in Google Earth.
>
> Perhaps old age has robbed me of my sense of adventure. However, I would no sooner measure runway width with Google Earth than I would measure the same space with my wingspan. If only the FAA or private org published a book that had, you know facts, data, regarding the runway width, length, lighting, freq. Oh if only... http://www.airnav.com/airport/UT83

Hmmm, I just measured the A/P with Google Earth and it was right at the published 48 ft. Even better, I could get an idea of the shrub growth on either side of the runway (it looks low). More importantly, there is a 140 ft elevation difference between one end and the other, which is NOT in the A/P info.

Tom

[Dan Marotta]

Take the cub and enjoy the flight!

On 6/9/2020 2:23 PM, Jim wrote:
> The original post indicated that I looked at Airnav.
>
> My home airport main runway is listed as narrower than my wingspan. The cleared area is much wider than the published width of the runway so am able to safely operate there.
>
> Would like to know if Thunder Ridge is the same. Could fly my super cub up and take a look but it’s a long way at 90 knots.
>
> Jim

--
Dan, 5J

[2KA]

I've flown over Thunder Ridge a couple of times in an airplane, and I can confirm that the brush looks pretty low -- at least from the air. It is a private field though, and really only should be considered as an emergency choice. It is generally easy (and advisable) to stay high enough in that vicinity to keep either Heber or Duchesne within gliding range. The CUP comments (generated by my website at http://www.soaringdata.info) for that airport say:

PRI (UT83)|RY 13/31:4000x48-ASPH|WILDLIFE ON RY, RY 31 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DEP, RY 13 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR LND DUE TO RISING TRRN.|OWNER DESIRES CHARTING.|

The comments also give an owner contact and phone number.

Lynn Alley
"2KA"

[Eric Greenwell[_4_]]

Jim wrote on 6/9/2020 8:24 AM:
> Does anyone have information on Thunder Ridge Airpark in Utah? Is it landable for a 20 meter ship? Airnav shows the runway as only 48 feet wide, on the video online the brush looks low on the sides.
>
> Thanks, Jim Dingess
>
Sometimes I wish I had a 15M ship instead of 18M.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorgliders/publications/download-the-guide-1

[Jim[_18_]]

Thanks Lynn, appreciate your local knowledge.

Also thanks for the weather brief for Backcountry Santa. Spent 7 hours in the cub out of Blanding that day. Delaying a couple days was a good move.

Jim

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On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7:24:21 AM UTC-8, Jim wrote:
> Does anyone have information on Thunder Ridge Airpark in Utah? Is it landable for a 20 meter ship? Airnav shows the runway as only 48 feet wide, on the video online the brush looks low on the sides.
>
> Thanks, Jim Dingess

I just landed my 13.5 m Silent2 Electro there last week. I had 20mins electrical sustainer left for a 25 min flight over unlandable terain to get back to Hebert.

It is 50' wide and paved. The "shurbury" is about 2' tall at the edges.
I landed up hill so that my wings could spread out in to the tiedown area.
It is developing and I imagine the developer would be glad to run a grader for some distance to accomodate a 20m glider. Just have to hire him : )