Jet Fields in San Jose
04-17-2015, 07:45 AM
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The only field in that area where you could fly a turbine jet (that I'm aware of) is at SCCMAS. But you will need to have whatever proper documents/coverage for a turbine to even fly as a guest. Also you would want to contact them to first see if turbines can be flown during this time of year. Like many fields, they only allow turbine operation during certain times of the year, due to fire danger. Also you would want to check their calendar on their site to check to see if there is a function going on during the time you plan to fly there. This will save you a drive over in case they have a special event that prevents you access to the field.
A place where many locals in the San Jose area fly their turbines is a place called Patterson, right off I-5. Supposedly it's an abandoned air strip but you can just go and fly there without being a member and whatnot.
In regards to SCCMAS that I mentioned, I've talked to turbine guys who have flown there and it's not the exact ideal spot to fly turbines because of orchard trees to one end of the field and really rough ground conditions around the strip itself. The trees cause you to have to make your final approach a bit high and then you need to loose alt to make the strip. Because of this, lot of times the plane runs out of runway and ends up going into the rough, which causes lots of issues like landing gear damage.
SCCMAS and Patterson are the only two places around the bay area that I'm aware of which can be utilized for turbine birds. Half Moon Bay a bit north of San Jose used to let turbines fly, until a member crashed his turbine and started a huge fire. They banned turbines at that place after that, even though some claim it wasn't the turbine crash that caused the fire, it was him shooting Estes rockets from the plane before the crash that caused it.
A place where many locals in the San Jose area fly their turbines is a place called Patterson, right off I-5. Supposedly it's an abandoned air strip but you can just go and fly there without being a member and whatnot.
In regards to SCCMAS that I mentioned, I've talked to turbine guys who have flown there and it's not the exact ideal spot to fly turbines because of orchard trees to one end of the field and really rough ground conditions around the strip itself. The trees cause you to have to make your final approach a bit high and then you need to loose alt to make the strip. Because of this, lot of times the plane runs out of runway and ends up going into the rough, which causes lots of issues like landing gear damage.
SCCMAS and Patterson are the only two places around the bay area that I'm aware of which can be utilized for turbine birds. Half Moon Bay a bit north of San Jose used to let turbines fly, until a member crashed his turbine and started a huge fire. They banned turbines at that place after that, even though some claim it wasn't the turbine crash that caused the fire, it was him shooting Estes rockets from the plane before the crash that caused it.
Last edited by SushiHunter; 04-17-2015 at 08:42 AM.
