Oroville Update 23 May Demolition Begins!
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
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LiveOroville'Dam Cam' link here-www.parks.ca.gov/live/lakeorovillesra_spillway
4:11 That was a good idea showing us the spillway with people on it for scale. I figured the spillway was large, but not quite that large.
There certainly is a lot of (hopefully) dire predictions about the seriousness of the damage. They think it is the dam version of the Sword of Damocles. Maybe. I don't know enough about dams to argue one way or the other. The super-obvious damage looks serious enough.
I guess the main danger is if the dam can handle an unexpected, large slug of water while it's spillway is out of action?
California gets negligible rainfall between May and October, so as long as they stay on schedule, that won't be a problem. The huge size of the thing is the reason no one saw any rebar in the wide angle shots early in the crisis. It was simply too small to see. There is plenty of rebar in it. California has an amazing ability to get things done. It will be good and on time.
The way a dam manages an unexpected large slug of water, is to prepare for it, i.e. leave enough room to contain the unexpected. If that doesn't work the dam has several ways of getting rid of water, but none to equal the amount of runoff from a really big storm or in this case a warm weather storm that lasts long enough to melt all the mountain snow at once. In that case, to keep from over flowing the dam there are emergency spillways designed to channel the overflow away from the dam so that it doesn't erode away the back face of the dam. It is earthen fill, which means any breach in the integrity of the dam grows quickly into a complete failure. It simply washes away.
8:30AM Thurs...not much activity going on for the amount of work to be done within a few months.
Ray Giordano...Yes, I agree about not realizing just how wide the spillway is. From the air it's hard to get a good 'feel' for it's size. But seeing those ant sized people on it was amazing. And wide as a 12 lane highway...wow..!! The same is true for the height of the dam. From the air, and unless the angle and perspective is just right, it's hard to really see just how high that dam really is.
I can't believe how much dirt they've moved off of the right side of the canyon. Amazing. ...and also, it really puts the size of the spillway in perspective when the workers stand near the end, where the blocks are.
Beyond Network quality level coverage again Juan, thanks!
Juan, you look so relaxed and happy! What a wonderful way to spend quality time with Pete! Treasure these moments.... they get away so fast. Thank you for allowing us to experience this with you!
Pete just doesn't know how lucky he is to have someone like you to watch over him. And as usual, thanks for the great reporting you do for the rest of us. Love that airplane of yours.
I love those scenes flying with your son. It reminds me of my Dad and me back in the late 1940's in a Cessna 120. I loved flying and made it a career in corporate aviation for 31+ years. Dad and those wonderful years are a pleasant and distant memory now. You are creating a wonderful experience and memory for Pete (and you). Enjoy it for these pass very quickly.
The final approach and landing with Pete was a treat. thanks for another engaging video. greetings from Catskill Mountains, NY.
DM I second that. great footage. waving from Huntington Beach , CA .
I agree the last min or so was great footage of the approach and landing. Big thumbs up from Tempe, AZ.
Wait another 12 years. Most boys will be asking for the car key. Pete will be asking for the plane keys. And the girls will be impressed. ( Juan, that should put fear into your heart )
Juan said a while ago that Julianne doesn't like to fly with him YET !! She seems a little camera shy, although since the aquarium it feels like she's opened up. I hope we get to see her fly with dad. I have a son and a daughter and 5 grand kids and each has a personality of their own. Father daughter relationships go through some awkward times. They're both great parents !!
Fantastic Video. Enjoyed watching! Your flyovers really put the project into perspective.
Great report,info and real time video from the best vantage point.Thanks Juan.
My husband and I really appreciate your updates. Thanks for the accurate reporting.
Little Pete must be one of the luckiest kids on the planet. His dad sure does love him and he gets to fly in his dad's aero plane.Another great video Juan.
Nice landing. You have a great maintenance crew looks like he keep the mighty Luscombe to be a clean machine. Shure hope he takes up flying. Smile..
7:50 That bench is likely the production yard. If north up in the picture, two conveyor belts t 'east' side (near the crane) aligned in N/S axis hint at that being the crusher site. Further to the 'west' in the picture looks like a newly placed concrete pad with driveway just 'south'. I'm thinking a batch plant will be sited there.
These aerial views provide so much information not available by drone or ground based camera. I am thankful for these over flights. Speaking of which, your turns about a point are not too bad.
Hopefully this video will quiet the handwringers. Top notch video and narration.
It must be a great experience to ride in an aeroplane piloted by your father. you get my vote for father of the year.
Another engaging video. Love the way Pete helps, he's a real little trooper! Thanks Juan!
Love the Luscombe video at Columbia Airport.
Dad "Captian Eagle" and I used to attend the annual Luscombe Fly in there every year in his blue/yellow Luscombe "My Doll". Camping out, walking to town for breakfast.
Good times :-)
This footage reminds of, what fun those events were, and what a great dad I had.
Great reporting on the dam progress. Keep up the good work!
I knew that pond as soon as the scene opened.! Trees got taller in 30 years. Best yet Juan,.! Thanks for your time, once again.
Juan,
What would we do without you and the mighty Luscombe! Thank you again for all of you great reports.
Paul
I hope for everybody involved construction will go swift!
And safely!
Enjoying your videos and coverage of the Orville Dam all the way from England.
Always look forward to your posts and trips. Must see TV. Many thanks to the whole Browne family!
I really enjoy the Luscombe photos. I've flown into Columbia a bunch of times - even took a Scout group camping there (west side of the runway). My father owned a Stinson Voyager (108) of about the same vintage as your Luscombe. Oh yes, the reports of the Oroville dam are good, too. :) Thanks!
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Pete must be having so much fun, imagine
what he must tell his friends and classmates, great stuff ,also awsome shots demoing spill- way! amazingly thin.
You got a great right seat. Left seat ain't bad either. What a crew. Pete's doing fine. Gonna make a great pilot. Some relief and relaxation is good on a long flight. I'm 67 and have to carry a bottle. :) No disgrace for the young and OLD.
That's an amazing project and your "coverage" of it is extraordinary. Loved the "extra" footage of the landing at the end with you and Pete. Well done, sir. :)
Neat, neat, neat. Thank you Mr. Browne and Pete.
Thanks for sharing your day with us Juan. It's like being an eagle, but without all the flapping when you have the plane video.
Thanks for the update. I'll bet Pete wants to be a pilot like his dad.
Good landing! "Down and welded!"
I love it when you show the flying in a taildragger. It reminds me of my youth and my solo in a Aeronca back in the early 60s. I loved that old plane as primitive as it must seem today.
"Don't drink that water bottle!" Haha!! Love these updates on the dam, great work!!
i don´t get the joke :(
His son had to pee and the bottle was what he used.
Ah, flashbacks to my younger days when we'd be on the road and I'd tell my parents I had to pee...and they handed me a Mason jar. XD
"this is no longer a water bottle" Classic! :-)
Does anyone feel sorry for the 'Doom and Gloomers" ??? Every day that goes by without a DISASTER makes them madder and madder.
Lol!!
They will find another crisis to render their expert advice and comments
steve wilcox....those people cannot get over losing can they?
filled w/tripe....it is not the "terrorists are going to get everyone" we are most concerned about ....it is our grandchildren having to deal with the sharia compliant political correct bullshit ....., they will not have their parent's and grandparents already paved road of anti sharia rhetoric without our VOICED and action packed backlash of a clear and present danger!
Use that "water" bottle on the next "bombing" run
Thanks for the continued coverage of the Oroville dam Juan. I really appreciate it!
"Don't hit the gas pump Pete!!!" Love that sir ! Nice video ! Amazing flight ! Keep going !
Thanks Juan...That is quite a copilot you have there.
Takes me back in time, Juan, to me, my dad, and his Aeronca .
At 7:50 you can see in that flat spot some pieces of a batch plant. If it's like the one our company uses, they bring all of the pieces in on trailers. It looks like they already have two of the tanks in place that will hold the cement
Excellent Thanks!
I though I seen in the boat launch parking lot DWR did another drone flyover today ,you can see it.
Scrolled to comments just to say this. @Andrew is spot on, that's definitely the RCC plant being setup. It's unclear to me how they intend to bring in the raw feedstock for the plant, but I guess they're going to just truck it in. Expensive way to move that much material.
I'm also in complete agreement. You can also see the start of some gravel stockpiles on the lower bench below the batch plant cut into the hill, near the parked dumpers.
I'd say they will probably use a dragline and bucket to bring the concrete in, although to do the initial fill they may pump as gravity will help.
4:17 is the is first time I really get an idea of the scale of this thing. This footage is amazing. All of it. Juan, you have taken a somewhat anticlimactic event (a good thing) and shared the ancillary beauty of the planes and scenery. Thank you.
More great footage Juan - loved the various flying aspects. Pete's a lucky young lad... I'd love to fly that plane.
Drone footage is superb.
teaching the little peat how to fly.. great! thanks for your wonderfull video's
Thanks for doing the flyovers of the spillway. It really helps us in SoCal to see the progress being made.
Glade to see you have started a new wing wipper! My first flight in an airplane was in a 46 Luscom... and my first landing (on skies) was in that same Luscom 60 years ago. I was 13.
Great to see Pete enjoying the wounder of flight!
Thanks for keeping us up to date with the progress at the dam.
Great video ! Pete is a lucky boy , I think he is having and will have one heck of a lot of adventures with his awesome Dad . Watching your approach and landing , I can't imagine how much fun it is for a 777 pilot to jump into a tail dragger and get back to basics . Keep up the good work and thanks again .
'invigorating'...lol
You wore him out, Juan! Can't get any better than you and what you get out of the DWR! Thanks!
Another great report of the spillway's state!
Nice stick and pedal work at 9:10..!!! Those drone vids are beautiful.!! Thanks again Juan..!!
He probably really wanted to go along and then fell asleep 5 minutes after you took off! You made that landing look easy.
Looks like they have one Erie Strayer Concrete plant erected in the parking lot. Another one close to the spillway as well the start of a crushing operation next to it. Keep up the flyovers.
I think Pete is getting a wonderful childhood full of adventures he will never forget! Excellent parenting Juan! Your video cut off the pictures of him learning how to take care of the plane. Would love to see more!
You and Pete together is awesome! Great video! 🇺🇸🛫
I stumbled on your videos a few days ago and have enjoyed watching all your reports. You do a great job reporting the facts, but also keep it light hearted at times. Keep up the good work!
Besides the excellent reporting on Oroville I must say I envy your son. He'll be flying before he can drive. The adventures you take your family on seem truly great times they will remember for their lives. Thanks for sharing..
Great update, as usual. Thank you for sharing your life with us, and being so good at keeping us updated! Thank you, Juan!
Thank you for this. I do so appreciate you're attention to detail and at the same time making it fun.
Pete did well. 🐶
Pete's SFX (sound effects) were perfect! Great job, young man!
Flying with family on personal flights is one of the greatest joys.
Pete has no idea what a charmed life he lives. ...building memories for a lifetime.
Awesome, love this, great piloting & co-piloting, Juan & Pete! Agree too that DWR best get a move-on!
Thank you for showing the Columbia Airport. Years ago, I flew out of there and actually soloed there. Lots of good memories..
Thanks for the update Juan and Pete! Sounds like it's time to head over to Sporty's and pick up a "Little John" for Pete. I'm sure he'd let you borrow it when necessary. :)
Again, Monday the 22nd I saw a massive framework of which look like crane assembly heading up to the Oroville Dam on Oro Dam Boulevard.
Juan, I am 66 this year, and the smell of a light aircraft interior is like a comfort blanket. I lost my Dad on December 19th 1954, ten days after my Mother. The heater wire to the carburettor was disabled. Dad used his light aircraft to deliver post in Kenya. He was a Colonial Police Sergeant, and was on the finger-print detail, Sacks filled with severed hands were being handed in to collect the Terrorist Reward, worth an acre of Prime Tea or Coffee Plantation Land. All British Colonial Birth Certificates have hand and foot prints. Dad was discovering hands of Houseboys he knew were not Terrorists. Circa 1968 at a Bar-B-Q, a gentleman in floods of tears wanted to speak with me. I had been told that Dad had died in a fatal crash, that was not true, He had made a rough landing with a few scratches and grazes. Dad anted to use Soldier Ant Heads as stitches, but an Army Truck was waiting to take him to Hospital. That was when, acting on orders, this gentleman was told to keep pumping morphine into Dad, till he died. Had the news of these severed hands gone public. The entire British Empire was at stake. The Public Outcry would have been devastating. Mum was just collateral damage. There is no greater honour than to die in the service of your Country. My Dad was honourable. He knew that lies were not part of his Duty as a Police Officer.
Your channel coverage is definitely the best on youtube, thanks.
This year is half over and school is out . Summer is just around the corner and winter now approaching fast . The race is on and they have lots of work to be done on that spillway. Time flies when there's a small window . Looking forward to see this new spillway project done and the end results will show in the midst of winter. Thanks for sticking with this historical story. Great coverage by Juan Browne.
Excellent sound effects. It felt like I was standing right there in the middle of the action.
What a lucky boy. I took my girlfriends 16-year-old son to the Rockdale airport open house. They were having a young eagles flights and he chickened out. Everybody try to get him up but he wouldn't do it. I told him I was unders 17 they didn't believe me. LOL I would take the flight. It sure was cool seeing a lot of kids out there going up. When he gets older he's going to talk about how he and his dad used to go up flying if he doesn't become a pilot himself. Thanks again Juan great videos as always. They are really knocking the heck out of that old spillway. Looks like it's in bad shape.
More than 67.000 views and such a view likes. Can't understand this. You're the Oroville-hero here in Germany, Juan!! 😊👍 Always the best footage and the best explanations!
Great footage from the lovely old Luscombe. Thank you for the update Sir.
Great Luscombe Video. My Dad took me to the Luscombe fly ins, every year, since I was your boys age.
I'm 56 now, and those were some of the best times I had with Pop.
Thanks for including with your Dam update. Brings back good memories....
Did you ever meet Stan "Captian Eagle" in his blue/yellow Luscombe he named "My Doll"?
Great footage! I particularly liked the airplane, a classic!
Regards from the heart of Africa, the home of Kariba dam and Nyaminyami!
Thank-you Juan, beautiful camera work. I see you've got your boy in training, cleaning up!
Must be so cool to have your own plane. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the trip! Enjoyed every moment!
Thanks Juan and sleepy Pete.
Thank you, again, for your report on the dam, Juan. Enjoyed the flying too.
thanks for the link to the cam! excellent view. enjoying the flying lesson too!
I follow you all the time. You do the best job of telling the story how it really happens. I got a kick of someone showing the Anderson dam saying it is the Oroville Dam. Anderson is concrete now dirt.; he he he he.
My father worked on the Oroville dam backing in the 60s as a heavy equipment operator. He said at the time that the spillway would fail because the contractor tasked with building spillway stopped compacting the earth beneath the to be poured concrete because he had gotten behind in his schedule.
I truly enjoy your reports on Orville dam. I used to fly so I love that part of your presentation as well!!
This is great. A couple weeks ago it was hard to find updated information. Now there's the web cams, drone footage and videos like yours...all excellent quality and informative. And yours with the cockpit footage and fun copilot, landing etc.. Love it.
Thank you for your continuing excellent coverage of this problem. I really enjoy the flying sequences, too!
wow that spillway is *WAY* bigger than i thought it was. that overflow was no joke.
Camping by plane , sweet! Great info on the damn as usual. Reliable honest info. Thank you
Very good it gives me a Birdseye view of my home from across the country
Enjoyed the ride
Great update and video as always.
great flight good job Pete and Dad!
I first like the dam info , now I like you flying lessons with your son even more, , personal and informative. east coaster central mass
I can only imagine how much they are being held up by dwr safety and OSHA regs. 50 years ago they could just work, now they have to have meeting after meeting about safety. Too many lawsuits and lawyers! Another great video Mr. Browne! You're providing some wonderful memories for Pete. Keep up the good work! Cheers!
Too bad I can only give one size thumbs up! Another brilliant update Juan. Thanks for all you do.
That landing was awesome! Thanks again for the incredible job you do with your videos and the Oroville dam reporting!
great looking forward to more updates. from South Africa
I guess you should not bring lemonade when the wee ones are onboard.
Nice flyover and the commonsense response to gloom and doom merchants. In the end, not much that will budge them from their prophecies, and their minions. That lifeblood continues to flow for a few.
The spillway looked really thin. I wonder what code was back when the spillway was built.
Thanks again for the update. Love your aircraft!!
Great First Officer you have there.
You sir are a inspiration you are the true embodiment of the American spirit God Bless you and your family.
Excellent reporting as usual keep those reports coming 👍👍👍👍
Pete is a lucky boy. Having fun thanks.
Another great day with the boys! That was a beautiful landing. As The Looney Tunz would say " it was a perfect 2.0 landing" lol!
Should use the "pee bottle" to christen the dam construction. Pilot to bombardier!..........
Your son was so cute, falling asleep in the cabin with all of the noise you know he was really tired. Thanks Juan for another fun filled edition!
Thanks Again for the info. But thank you especially for the smiles from watching you kids. They seem like great kids. Please understand that the next decade is going by before you know it. I miss mine. They're all doing their own lives now. So I watch your and remember the time with mine when...
Little kids are just too cool. It's all wonder and no boundaries.
Great report and footage, plus a funny ending!! Thanks Juan!
Thanks for a great report...and...you are a wonderful father.