On 2007-09-12 08:36, Montblack wrote:
("mitcheroo" wrote)
At any rate, the kind of flat areas Fossett wanted to scout appear to be
found *east* of the Flying M, for the most part.


Yeah, *east* ...like on the Nevada/Utah border.

This has been bugging me since the first reports came out: If you want to
set a land speed record of some sort, what's wrong with using the Bonneville
Salt Flats? Why do you need to "scout" out other locations?


According to his own website, the plan was to go to Bonneville.
Something changed there, preventing the use of it?

A quote from his own site on 13th Aug:
http://www.stevefossett.com/

"Both driver and crew are eagerly looking forward to bringing the
turbojet-powered streamliner to the famed Boneville salt flats for a
series of shakedown tests beginning 26 September."