Pikeside Park Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

xraytonkaNsons: The area that this cache was placed has had a major overhaul and cleanup!! That's great, but...

Regretfully the previous location of the cache is now non-existent, and thus no longer there.

Maybe someone else will like to use the area in the future.

Xraytonka

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Hidden : 4/28/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is placed at the Pikeside Park playing fields. This is a small container.
This small park/playing fields looks to be home to the Berkeley County Men's Church League, or at least was in better years. It has fallen into a bit of disrepair over several years. The park area is adjacent to the Eastern WV Regional Airport, and you can see the expansion and continued construction for the newest addition to the field, the Wright-Patterson C-5A. At the time of placement of this cache there were 2 of the C-5A's stationed here.

Please be aware that this area is a prime spot for some Cache In: Trash Out, so please feel free to bring a bag and take some trash back out with you. I'm sure those that use the area would appreciate it.

Pikeside Park Info:
Facilities: 2 softball fields (used for church league and 35 & over softball league).

If you'd like a better look at the C-5A, you will need to head over to the airport. The entrance has a parking area (though they may look at you suspiciously if you park for too long) where you can catch a glimpse of these huge military aircraft. Access to the Air Guard entrance area from Route 11 is along Paynes Ford Road and right/south on Kelly Island Road. From Route 9 take Kelly Island south.

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Wikipedia Info on the C-5

In December of 2006, the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg (WV) received the first of 10 C-5A aircraft slated for the base. 70-0459 was the first Aircraft to go to Martinsburg.

The C-5 is a large high-wing cargo aircraft. It has a distinctive high T-tail, 25 degree wing sweep, and four TF39 turbofan engines mounted on pylons beneath the wings. The C-5 is similar in appearance to its smaller sister transport, the C-141 Starlifter. The C-5 has 12 internal wing tanks and is equipped for aerial refueling. With aerial refueling, the Galaxy's range is limited only by crew endurance. It has both nose and aft doors for "drive-though" loading and unloading of cargo.

Features of the C-5 include:

A cargo compartment 121 ft long, 13.5 ft high, and 19 ft wide (37 m by 4.1 m by 5.8 m), or just over 31,000 ft³ (880 m³). (Compartment is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight (120 ft (37 m)) in 1903.)

An upper deck seating area for 73 passengers beyond the crew.

Able to take off fully loaded within 8,300 ft (2,530 m) and land within 4,900 ft (1,490 m).

Stall speed at maximum landing weight zero bank full flaps is approximately 114 knots (211 km/h).

High flotation landing gear with 28 wheels sharing the weight.

The nose and aft doors open the full width and height of the cargo compartment to permit faster and easier loading.

A "kneeling" landing gear system that permits lowering of the parked aircraft so the cargo floor is at truck-bed height to facilitate vehicle loading and unloading.

Full width drive-on ramps at each end for loading double rows of vehicles.

MADAR (Malfunction Detection Analysis and Recording), a system that records and analyzes information and detects malfunctions in more than 800 test points.

The Galaxy is capable of carrying nearly all of the Army's combat equipment, including bulky items such as the 74 ton armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB), from the United States to any location on the globe.

The C-5A is the original version of the C-5. From 1969 to 1973, 81 C-5As were delivered to US Air Forces bases. Due to cracks found in the wings in the mid-1970s, the cargo weight was restricted. To restore the plane's full capability, the wing structure was redesigned. A program to install new strengthened wings on 77 C-5As was conducted from 1981 to 1987. The redesigned wing made use of a new aluminum alloy that didn't exist during the original production.

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Congratulations goes to Magsteps for FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oenapu bhg va lbhe frnepu cnggrea

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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