AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2023 - 14

LETTERS
Runway to the Vines
Halter Ranch is a
memorable experience
As I started to read the June issue of AOPA
Pilot, I noticed the article about Halter Ranch. It
mentioned a restored airstrip near Paso Robles,
California. Sure enough, it mentioned that the
strip was originally owned by the MacGillivray
family. Memories came back.
Back in the late 1970s, I was in the U.S. Air
Force and was stationed at Vandenberg AFB but
flew my 7GCBC Citabria out of Lompoc Airport.
I had the pleasure of landing at MacGillivray
Ranch airstrip on occasion, just for a picnic
under the wing or overnight camping. The
strip was pretty rustic then. One standout memory
was a metal pole next to a storage building
(maybe a small hangar) with a heavy-duty can
welded to the top. The can had a locked, hinged
lid on top and slightly down from that lid was
a slot. I remember a sign that said, " donations
welcome to help support the strip. " Thanks for
the trip down memory lane and the info on the
new version of the strip and ranch.
James Banas
Cosmopolis, Washington
My wife and I visited Halter Ranch a few months
ago in our Beechcraft B55 Baron. Everything
written is spot on, with a few caveats. Landing
is by prior permission only with executed liability
waivers. You do need to be on your A-game
as the airstrip (more like an access road!) is in a
valley so maneuvering is tight. There are turkey
vultures in the area so keep an eye out for them.
The airstrip is in fair condition with unpaved
parking at the departure end of Runway 4. Bring
your own tiedowns and expect a warm greeting
from a staff member who will pick up your party
and drive you to your cottage. Be sure to bring
your own food for dinner or breakfast as the
Halter Ranch restaurant is open for lunch and
wine tasting only. Each cottage has every amenity
one could need for cooking, plus there is a
Bose Bluetooth speaker and an electronic bug
zapper! The grounds are magnificent; the wine
is superb; and every Halter Ranch employee
we met was terrific. A truly wonderful and very
memorable experience.
Sven Larson
Newport Coast, California
14
AOPA PILOT / August 2023
CogScreen
I have been a proud AOPA member for more
than 30 years. I am a Boeing 767 pilot for a major
U.S. airline and a doctor specializing in aviation
neuropsychology. I have seen many hundreds
of pilots as patients since the mid-1990s. I am
a published author on aeromedical and human
factors topics and consult to the human factors
and pilot development department at my airline.
It is from that perspective that I find Dr. Brent
Blue's article on CogScreen testing in the June
2023 edition of AOPA Pilot to be as ill-informed
as it is unfortunate. Because it is rife with factual
errors it compromises safety by undermining a

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