On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8:06:26 AM UTC-7, Mike the Strike wrote:
That's great news about the tow plane and the winch is a real bonus.

For those who don't know, the Great Basin from June to September has some of the best soaring conditions in the USA - the closest we get to Namibia. When the monsoon moisture sets in, you can have cloud streets to die for. Southern sites (like Parowan) can get zapped by storms at the height of the season, while things are usually better to the north.

I lived in Utah and flew from Cedar Valley, just north of Nephi for several years. The Great Salt Lake can have a negative influence on soaring conditions at surprising distances south, but Nephi is sufficiently far away to rarely suffer and may be the optimum location for mid-monsoon soaring.

The only issue that may need addressing at Nephi is the number of pilots (like me) who like to bring an RV or camper and stay near the field. Nephi Airport is a secure facility and not really a suitable camping location. The available RV parks in town are small, expensive and not that great. The laundromat in town needs a couple of sticks of dynamite! Bruno - any plans to address these?

Oh yes, and bring your own beer. This is still Utah!

Mike

Hey Mike - We are excited with all the progress being made at Nephi. You are correct, Nephi has a fence around it and is not set up to accommodate RV's like Ely...yet. We are really just getting ongoing operations up and running so we don't have everything in place like camp spots, RV hook up, etc.. Those will come in future years. That said, just outside the gate is a big parking lot and grass area for the RV/camping overnight.

As for beer? Sorry I can't help. Been here in Utah too long. I have heard that we are now starting to allow dancing though!
Bruno - B4