The Sea Ranch Airport Briefing and Use Regulations

Identifier: CA51 is located at 38¡ 42.2'N, 123¡ 25.8'W.

Elevation 360'. RUNWAY 2605' X 40'.

Rwy 30 landing length: 2300' (300' displaced threshold.)

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NO OPERATIONS BETWEEN LOCAL SUNSET AND SUNRISE

NO STRAIGHT INS

 

CTAF: 122.9 TPA: 1300'

 

APPROACH: RIGHT TRAFFIC -- BOTH RUNWAYS DEPART AND GO-AROUND:

LEFT TURNOUT -- BOTH RUNWAYS

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS:

The airstrip is for the PRIVATE use of Sea Ranch

Association members, their invitees, and their renters.

Before landing you must have prior permission, and have

read and understood this briefing.

 

Noise sensitive area. No practice landings. No touch

and goes.

Parked aircraft MUST have a valid Sea Ranch owner's

decal, an ID card, or a valid Sea Ranch vehicle hang

tag visible to Sea Ranch Security personnel.

Association members and rental agencies must provide ID

to their invitees. Do not leave aircraft unattended

unless ID is in place.

Sea Ranch Staff cannot give weather information (use

1-800 WX BRIEF or OAK Radio 122.35).

WARNINGS AND UNUSUAL CONDITIONS:

Use of airstrip is at your own risk.

Rwy 12 modified final. Approach at 105¡ (airport

licensing restriction).

Rwy 30 Departure and go around. Left turn to 190¡ to

coast line (noise abatement).

 

Hills, trees and buildings surround airstrip. Buzzards

and deer in area. White-caps on ocean indicate gusty

conditions. On gusty days expect wind shear, turbulence

and loss of lift on short final. Check all three

windsocks (one at midfield north side, one on firehouse

located on 1/8 mile final to Rwy 30, and one just to

the left of Rwy 30 approach end). Initiate all

go-arounds early

 

Hump in center of runway. (No line of sight between

runway ends.)

 

Unattended. No fuel. No transportation. A pay telephone

is at east end of the ramp.

APPROACH:

TPA 1300' MSL.

 

No Straight ins. CTAF122.9 (unmonitored) Announce

position and intentions. If possible, monitor 122.8 --

Ocean Ridge Airport (7 NW elev. 930', ID-Q69,

707-884-3573). Watch for Q69 traffic.

 

Right Hand Traffic Both Runways. No left hand traffic

when landing. Check all three windsocks. If you are

uncomfortable with our airstrip's licensed traffic

patterns, please consider landing elsewhere.

 

LANDING:

 

RUNWAY 30 has a 300' displaced threshold (landing

Distance is 2300').

 

RUNWAY 12's airstrip licensing restriction requires an

approach of 105¡ to short final (hill in foreground is

deceptively high).

 

Calm Wind Use Runway 30.

 

DEPARTURE AND GO AROUND: (DO NOT USE RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC

WHEN DEPARTING)

 

RUNWAY 30 Depart and go-around: Climbing LEFT turn at

runway end to 190¡ to the coastline.

 

RUNWAY 12 Depart and go-around: Climbing LEFT turn at

runway end to 100¡.

 

 

 

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