As The Beacon Turns . .

Cableites have been busy with their projects; traveled to the far reaches of the world; joined together in the proverbial search for a fun place to fly for breakfast, brunch, or dinner; and taken that terrifying step into the wild blue yonder, trusting that their many hours of love and labor will hold together until they touch down again. Most of us other Cableites never hear about these adventures or possibilities. Along with other pertinent happenings affecting Cable Airport.…....As The Beacon Turns . . . . . . .

Our Travelers Are Home

We're sitting on a United-Continental Airlines Boeing 747, the latest in our recent string of airplane rides, jetting our way across the Pacific from Sydney to Los Angeles and flying along the same route -- in reverse -- that we sailed in the last 17 months. We're going home.

But where, exactly, is home? Home is where the boat's moored, where the camper's parked, where your clothes and your pillows are, or where the food is. Home is where you feel at rest, not biding your time until you really are home. Much to my surprise, I didn't yearn for home on this trip. In fact, for the first time in my life, no matter where we were in the last 18 months I felt completely in the moment and happily at home. Whether we were zipping back and forth between Marina del Rey and Ventura in the last stressful days while Catalina Yachts was still prepping the boat for us, or on our first official passage at sea down the Baja California coast, with 18 foot waves and 30 knot winds, or in the clean, starkly beautiful anchorages in the Sea of Cortez -- we felt warm and settled on Fly Aweigh. As we provisioned her for the long crossing to the Marquesas, snug in our berth in the charming seaside town of La Cruz for two months, sailing on Banderas Bay and learning more about our boat, we felt at home. On the 22-day crossing Fly Aweigh kept us safe, and by the time we got to Hiva Oa, it felt odd not to be aboard. Throughout French Polynesia, across to Beveridge Reef, The Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, and finally into Australia, home was wherever we were. www.sailblogs.com/member/flyaweigh/

The birds have finished their courting, paired up and started building their nests. This reminder is not onely for airplanes parked outside, those parked in hangars are fai game to the new parents-to-be to find a safe out-of-the-way, protected area for their babies. Check your cowlings carefully!

While you are checking your cowling, watch where your feet are. With the weather peaking out in the 80s, the wild life around Cable is waking up from their not-to-long of a winter's nap, and will be exploring their territories.

Notices to Airport Tenants Hangar Rate Increase 3% June 01   As the cost of just about everything associated with running an airport has increased, so must our revenue.    I ask you to remember that there are not too many private airports still around. We have no general fund to go to when times are tough and we still have some of the lowest rental/lease rates in the Inland Empire.

ANNUAL (Required) FIRE EXTINGUISHER CERTIFICATION                                                       The Annual fire extinguisher certification will be held at Cable Airport on Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 8am — noon in the Flight School annex (13th Street).   If the units have not been serviced internally (broken down) within the past 6 years, they must be broken down.                             Costs are as follows: Certification without breakdown:  $5.50 Breakdown $8.50       O-rings $2.25 Valves $8.95 Hydros: $12.50 (Required every 12 years. Test is done off-site)   Call Ed Horn, Hillcrest Fire (760-427-0305) if you have any questions.

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Explore the Live Cams Hangar and see the
weather at the airport before you begin your journey.