On Jul 19, 11:17 am, Cliff Hilty
wrote:
Interestingly, there were no gates, fences or signs
on the airport boundries at all. 2 miles down the road
by the freeway there was one sign, black and white
that said in large print 'Nevada Test Site' and in
Print about 1/10 of the size said
'Trespassing prohibited' but my crew was following
my directions from the air and missed the bit about
trespassing. And when we looked at it on the way out
she said that she would have assumed it meant up by
the the town of Mercury a few miles up. Seems pretty
suspicious that they have armed guards but not fences
or gates of any kind! Could this be a plot by the US
Government to trap unsuspecting aviation enthusiasts
into a false sense of security?)

At 18:06 19 July 2007, Tuno wrote:

Interesting airport you landed at Cliff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Rock_Airport

No - it's just that all interesting places, including DOE facilities
and nuclear power plants, have now been removed from the charts.
Regulations require you to avoid them, but they don't tell you where
they are.

Our Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant near Phoenix has also been expunged
from the charts, but there is a huge sign on the freeway directing you
to it.

Kafka would be proud!

Mike