!!! There are still a few TFR’s in our area that could affect your route of flight!!!

The TFR’s are for firefighting efforts in our area. The closest fire is still burning on the north slopes of Mt. Hood. Currently the TFR is an 8NM circle centered just north of the peak of Mt. Hood at Latitude: 45º25'23"N, Longitude: 121º40'59"W. It extends from the surface to 9500 feet MSL.

The fire operations folks are planning on reducing the size of the TFR, and most likely will become a rectangle that will more closely cover the fire area. They are planning to make it so a pilot can pass the south side of Mt. Hood following US26 and Hwy35 around the east side of the Mountain into the valley. It is extremely unlikely that Lolo pass on the NW corner of the Mt. will be open unless you fly above 9500’
MSL.

Most of the fire aircraft will be operating from fields at least 5 miles south of the Hood River Airport. There will be numerous helicopters operating low level between the fires and the villages of Mt. Hood and Parkdale that appear on your current sectional. The visibility at the Hood River Airport has been pretty good for the last week that the fires have been burning.

WX AWOS-3: 134.375 (541-386-2386)

At the Airport please fly left traffic to the appropriate runway for the wind. Runway 7 is slightly down hill so we use 25 when the winds are calm for landing. Many local aircraft depart 7 when the winds are calm. Gliders will be using right traffic, and will be operating during the whole week end. If you see a glider pushing out on the runway just extend your pattern a little, they will be underway shortly.

There is a grass runway to the north of runway 25/7. Between the runway and the taxiway. The east end is in the best shape. Please do not use the grass if other aircraft are on the parallel taxiway that is adjacent to it. Ground traffic should hold short if you announce on CTAF 122.8 that you are planning on landing on the grass. Treat the grass and the paved runway as one runway. The FAA does not condone simultaneous operations.

The ground handlers will be monitoring 123.6 to help get you to parking. You can call WAAAMs Chief pilot at
541 490-6980 for any questions about flight operations at the airport. I’ll do my best to get you answers.