IBEX HARD PAN, UT

With over 40 airplanes in attendance, the 2018 Utah Back Country Pilots Association Spring Fly-in was a blast. After lunch was served, only a few of us remained on the shores of the Ibex Hardpan. Here's a little snippet of how we spent our day in such a magical place.

Camera used: Samsung Galaxy S8+


Filmed on location at Ibex Hardpan, Utah. 05 May 2018.
Music by ODESZA - Ciudad (get the whole album it's amazing)

A little about Ibex:

Ibex Hardpan (also referred to as the Tule Valley Hardpan) is a dry lake bed west of the town of Delta in Central Utah. While there is no defined “runway,” pilots are suggested to use the dry lake surface south of the island as a landing surface, especially during large gatherings. A windsock has been placed atop the island as depicted to the right. Because of it’s nature, pilots are reminded that the condition of the landing surface varies with the weather, as well as the countless unmarked hazards such as watering troughs, wet areas, and springs that are scattered across the lake bed. A thorough inspection of the runway would be a great standard practice and is encouraged, however, keep the fly-bys over the landing surface and not the parked airplanes.

Want to fly to Ibex? Here's some more information:

http://www.utahbackcountrypilots.org/portfolio-items/ibex/?portfolioCats=24

Download the UBCP's latest Airstrip Briefing Guide for Ibex at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y0SVkMTN3l6hs2Rf4P7At36XAxXnLWiw/view?usp=sharing

About the Utah Back Country Pilots Association:

The Utah Back Country Pilots Association was created in 1996 to help preserve and protect Utah’s premiere back country airstrips. These airstrips allow access to various areas of our great state, many of which inaccessible by other means.

More information about the UBCP available at:

http://www.utahbackcountrypilots.org/about/