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Gravelly Valley Airport, N9078E at the north end of runway.View is to the SW, down the runway and to the lake. While not an absolute one way strip, it is best to take off toward the lake as most pilots do.

N9078E at the north end of runway.View is to the SW, down the runway and to the lake. While not an absolute one way strip, it is best to take off toward the lake as most pilots do.

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Airport	Gravelly Valley Airport
Photographer	S B J Contact More photos by S B J
Shot Date	1983-08-07
Upload Date	2014-07-20
Views	699

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Date Taken	2014-07-20 11:15:56

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- 932 at 1Q5 with view down the runway and to the north. For planes like 932 ( for me ) it was a two way strip, but for a heavy C172 it is definitely one way only, at least for takeoff . The snow is on Hull Mt. which is 6873 feet. - by S B J

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- Lake Pillsbury looking west. Because of the mountainous terrain,1Q5 is not pilot friendly when windy. A 25 kt wind contributed to a fatal C172 accident on 5-8-82. At one time there was a cross wind runway which could have helped this unfortunate pilot. - by S B J

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- Lake Pillsbury with its water at the highest level (normal year) and 3 planes enjoying it. - by S B J

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- 932 at Lake Pillsbury in late winter with the lake at near capacity. - by S B J

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- N9078E at Gravelly Valley around 1977-78 and showing a large hangar that was once there. It was gone by the mid 80s. Uncertain if it was a private hangar or not as 1Q5 was an active air tanker base ( during fire season ) at one time. - by S B J

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