Oceano airport in California

[Skybrd]

If you live in California and want a good place to fly, try Oceano. It's north of Santa Maria and near Pismo beach. After you land there are good places to check out. One is the beach and dune buggies/ATV's that drive on the beach. I went there today in the Mooney and enjoyed the flight from Bakersfield and the experience. When you enter left downwind your over the ocean. What a sight and fun. I saw another Mooney tied down with a cover and wonder if it's the one owned by the Mooney girl in our group. --Darrell

[Ron McBride]

I have always enjoyed Oceano airport. Good Food near. Comping on the field. Town is a long walk or short taxi ride.

Come to Oceano on Dec 4 for the Mooney Ambassadors and Toys for Tot's.   Mooney girls Mooney is normally at Santa Maria.

Ron

[M016576]

I stopped there in a T-34C a few years back and had an awesome burger at a little place that was in a train car, just north east of the field (a couple blocks walk).  Was great!

 

-Job

[Capt_CrashN_Burn]

Darrell, I bet you were just happy to get out of Bakersfield!! hahaha! :-D

[Capt_CrashN_Burn]

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I have always enjoyed Oceano airport. Good Food near. Comping on the field. Town is a long walk or short taxi ride.

Come to Oceano on Dec 4 for the Mooney Ambassadors and Toys for Tot's.   Mooney girls Mooney is normally at Santa Maria.

Ron

[mooneygirl]

Our event has been postponed due to inclement weather due in Oceano. They are calling for the possibility of snow....Brrr.

Thanks to Ross Mayfield for the Snoceano cartoon....

We will try again in April.

 

Celebration Day is May 14th, 2011

[Bob]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/unusual-california-snow_2011-02-24

[thinwing]

Global warming huh???Good thing the tks tank is topped off..sinc kp couch

[mooneygirl]

TKS will help you get here safely Kelly.  Some may know that Mooney was the first aircraft to be certified to fly into known icing!

 

[mooneygirl]

Sponsored by the SBP 99s, Oceano [L52] will be buzzing with Girl Scouts on Saturday, April 16.  More than fifty girls will be participating in an introduction to aviation where they can learn and earn most of the requirements for the Aviation badge.

As the girls gather and check in they will have a chance to preflight and sit in a plane for a photo op.  They will be divided into eight groups named for famous women in aviation and each group will be given a flight plan to guide them through seven learning stations.  Each station will have 30 minutes of a learning activity.  Topics will be aerodynamics, maintenance, air traffic control, history and physiology, paper airplanes, how to become a pilot, and reading aviation charts.  The girls are bringing sack lunches, and during the lunch break, while they are eating, a panel of women will talk about their careers in aviation.  Besides pilots, we will have a mechanic, air traffic controller, and airport administrator.

JR Smith who flies the biplanes at Oceano will be sharing his flying experiences and airplanes.  He will be teaching at the aerodynamics station in his hangar.  At the close of the event, we will get a group photo around his biplane, and he has offered to take two lucky winners of a raffle for a flight!

  It is sure to be a memorable day for the Girl Scouts.  We want to make it the best experience it can be.

This is yet another activity supported by the Friends of Oceano Airport. To watch our PGA Squared video, click here:

Next up at Oceano, Fly-In Movie Night on April 30th

[thinwing]

that is awesome!!!I am merit badge counselor for avation for the golden empire counsel (northern california).One of the things that still gets me excited about avation is mentoring boy scouts.They are just at the age where a short flight (or even a hanger tour)can make such an impression....many times life altering.I am glad to hear there is a similar program for the girls!!!sinc...kp couch...ps movie night in apr sounds great,can I ride Mitches new motercycle????...k

[mooneygirl]

Hey Kelly,

The scouts are just great. I know they did a big event at Santa Monica. These are the types of events we need to keep doing to get kids interested in aviation, and grown up interested in protecting airports!

New motorcycle:  You will have to ask Mitch!  I still don't fly the Ovation often! HA

[mooneygirl]

Just in case any California pilots need a $100 lunch...  We have Girl Scouts with Wings going on today at L52 Oceano Airport.  I am parked to a Mooney that has teeth.  Seriously maybe a Bravo or Ovation with the Jaws teeth.  Anyway, I digress...  SkyDive Pismo Beach is launching divers.  JR Smith is flying rides in the Super Stearman.  And I am a volunteer doing a pre-flight and photo op with the 50 girls.  They will be learning about aerodynamics, careers in aviation, mechanics and how to become a pilot [that is me again.]  Should be a ton of fun.
Sponsored by the SBP 99s  with support from the Friends of Oceano Airport. Fun, free, a couple Mooneys on the ramp, one with teeth....need I say more?

[mooneygirl]

Here is the video from today's Girl Scouts with Wings Event:

We had 85 degree weather with only light wind. WOW, is that perfect or what?  Just under 40 girls participated. Why not have a fun event at your airport? It was so rewarding.