Westover Field Amador County Airport (JAQ) Photos

Jackson, CA

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  • Westover Field Amador County Airport (JAQ) - 78E and flight after landing at Jackson,Calif. Always a rare day when you can get 3 Chiefs together for a flight. This was one . - by S B J by S B J
  • Westover Field Amador County Airport (JAQ) - Tcraft 932 on the Westover ramp looking to the east with Butte Mt in the distance.Butte was indispensable in locating JAQ on hazy days (befor GPS)at least in my early days. - by S B J by S B J
  • Westover Field Amador County Airport (JAQ) - The two planes on the side of the big hangar near segmented circle(C172 on-6/5/77),were both in landing accidents.This happened often on the short runway,especially in the summer. If you learned to fly at JAQ on the short runway,you learned well. - by S B J by S B J
  • Westover Field Amador County Airport (JAQ) - Soon after runway realinement in 1979. Enjoyed the smell of the fresh cut wood from the (now closed) near by sawmill . Made my frist solo landing on the short runway..Longer runway helped prevent  accidents like a PA24 on  5-8-74 and a C210 on 9-4-73. - by S B J by S B J