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"Ken Shaw" wrote:

While it has been some time since I flew into it, it looks like Half Moon
Bay on the California coast midway between San Francisco and Monterey. It is
a great airport for a fly-in lunch or dinner when the coastal fog is out.
There are a number of good seafood restaurants within easy walking distance
of the south end of the runway, where there is temporary parking for light
planes.

"Alex de Joode" wrote in message
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On the cover of the Western US Pilot's Guide there is a picture
of a fascinating airfiled, anyone know which it is ?

The pictu
http://www.westernuspilotsguide.com/...5_03CvrWUS.jpg

Hmmmm. First it's a vaugely-remembered strip somewhere in Hawaii, and
now it's Half Moon Bay :-). Well, as posted earlier, it's Shelter Cove
(0Q5) in Northern California, just up by the Lost Coast (an airport
I've flown in to many times), a great destination for fly-ins when
it's not fogged in.

If anyone doesn't believe that it's Shelter Cove, take a look at
AIrnav's page for Shelter Cove -- http://www.airnav.com/airport/0Q5
or one of the crappy photos I've taken of the place like
http://www.alameda-aero.com/gallery/images/sheltercove.jpg (which
doesn't do the place justice -- it's a really beautiful part of the
world).

As to why it's not Half Moon Bay, I'll leave that as an exercise for
the reader :-). But yes, Half Moon Bay is also a great fly-in place, but
actually flying in can be difficult given the omnipresent coastal fog.

Hamish