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Columbia (O22), Feb.2018

Columbia (O22), as seen on Feb 3, 2018

Perfect weather for the flight, good visibility. The typical landing in O22 is on runway 17. The town itself seem to be "slower" than what we remember from the past. Some places even closed prior to indicated closing time, due to "slow business". And that included also the operator of the airport itself! We arrived around 4:50 to find the pilot lounge closed already. Official closing time is 5 "Columbia time." This seems to resemble the Hawaiian 'island time,' what is a bit more flexible interpretation for passage of time. Fortunately the airport has other facilities still available, and in perfect condition. O22 is definitely worth a fly-in, as it always was.

The images made at dusk are sadly blurred. Both my ladies failed to adjust cameras to the challenging light conditions. Its the result of the steep learning curve and difficulty in operating the tons of buttons and menus in modern cameras.

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N4453 South San Francisco Bay
N4453 South San Francisco Bay
N4454 Around Sunol
N4454 Around Sunol
P0300 Livermore (LVK)
P0300 Livermore (LVK)
N4465 Livermore and Mt.Diablo
N4465 Livermore and Mt.Diablo
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N4470
P0302
P0302
P0303 Byron (C83)
P0303 Byron (C83)
P0304 Low Elevation FLight
P0304 Low Elevation FLight
P0307 Tracy (TCY) to the north
P0307 Tracy (TCY) to the north
N4489 Typical Central Valley
N4489 Typical Central Valley
P0309 Stockton (SCK)
P0309 Stockton (SCK)
N4509 Arriving in hill country
N4509 Arriving in hill country
N4540 Golden Chain Highway (49)
N4540 Golden Chain Highway (49)
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N4561 Right Downwind 17
N4561 Right Downwind 17
P0311 Base 17
P0311 Base 17
P0312 Base 17
P0312 Base 17
N4577 Short Final
N4577 Short Final
N4591 Columbia O22
N4591 Columbia O22
N4597 Columbia O22
N4597 Columbia O22
N4599 Path to Town
N4599 Path to Town
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N4603 Path to Town
N4603 Path to Town
N4606 Path to Town
N4606 Path to Town
N4608 Arriving at the road
N4608 Arriving at the road
N4616 Masonic Lodge Museum
N4616 Masonic Lodge Museum
N4617 Masonic Lodge Museum
N4617 Masonic Lodge Museum
N4619 In disrepair...
N4619 In disrepair...
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N4622 Gold Panning
N4622 Gold Panning
N4625 Gold Panning
N4625 Gold Panning
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P1120354
N4675 Kate's closes at 4pm
N4675 Kate's closes at 4pm
N4677 Kate's Tea House
N4677 Kate's Tea House
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P1120369
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N4736 Coffee and Pastry
N4736 Coffee and Pastry
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P0381 Takeoff
P0381 Takeoff
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N4747 Heading for the Sunset
N4747 Heading for the Sunset
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P0397
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N4750 The 680 toward Dublin
N4750 The 680 toward Dublin
N4754 South Bay
N4754 South Bay
N4768 Freemont and Hayward
N4768 Freemont and Hayward