AOPA Article New Zealand Disaster Relief

Jun 06, 2017

Click here to read the full AOPA ePilot story by Laurel Lippert and view pictures of the Kaikoura relief efforts.

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CAUTION Glider Activity May - October
 Check FAA NOTAMS for TRK at: https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/
AVOID FLYING between 10 pm - 7 am. Please respect our neighbors.

Truckee Tower information Foxtrot 1856Z. 26009G15KT 10SM SCT080 BKN100 27/05 A3031. Visual approach in use. Landing and departing runways 29 and 20. Runway 20 VASI out of service. Caution for glider operations Palisades 002 at 2 0 miles 3000 feet above ground level and below. Noise abatement procedures in effect. Readback all runway assignments and hold short instructions. Advise on initial contact you have information Foxtrot.

KTRK 101850Z 26012KT 10SM SCT080 BKN100 27/05 A3031 RMK ACLS ALQDS

  • Elevation: 5,901 ft MSL
  • City: Truckee, California
  • Sectional Chart: San Francisco
  • Flight Service: Reno FSS
  • Fuel: 100LL, SAF JET A +Prist

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Recent Density Altitude: Approx. 8,400 ft MSL
(Calculated from last reported Metar)

  • Time: 2026.09.10 1850 UTC
  • Wind: from the W (260 degrees) at 14 MPH (12 KT)
  • Visibility: 10 mile(s)
  • Sky: Mostly Cloudy
  • Weather:
  • Temperature: 80 F (27 C)
  • Dew Point: 41 F (5 C)
  • Humidity: 24%
  • Pressure: 30.31 in. Hg (1026 hPa)

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