LVVSA Roach Dry Lake Fall Auto-Tow Extravaganza

The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather
permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach
dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada
border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website.
Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope
capable of towing the big two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this
year.

Are plain old 15/18 meter ships welcome?


"Grider Pirate" wrote in message
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The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather
permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach
dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada
border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website.
Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope
capable of towing the big two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this
year.

On Friday, August 24, 2012 9:15:38 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Are plain old 15/18 meter ships welcome? "Grider Pirate" wrote in message ... The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website. Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope capable of towing the big two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this year.

Yes! Dan W from Northern Utah (NUTSO) brought his Ventus down last time. Took only two tows all weekend, and 'got away' on both.

We're planning to attend, then!


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On Friday, August 24, 2012 9:15:38 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Are plain old 15/18 meter ships welcome? "Grider Pirate"
wrote in message
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The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather
permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach dry
lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada border.
Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website. Auto and Aero tows,
great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope capable of towing the big
two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this year.

Yes! Dan W from Northern Utah (NUTSO) brought his Ventus down last time.
Took only two tows all weekend, and 'got away' on both.

On Friday, August 24, 2012 8:59:55 AM UTC-6, Grider Pirate wrote:
The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather

permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach

dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada

border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website.

Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope

capable of towing the big two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this

year.

Would it be possible to get an Auto Tow Endorsement?

Got recommendations for places to stay?


"K" wrote in message
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On Friday, August 24, 2012 8:59:55 AM UTC-6, Grider Pirate wrote:
The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather

permitting) for the LVVSA Fall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach

dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada

border. Directions can be found on the LVVSA.org website.

Auto and Aero tows, great food, lots of fun. We will have a rope

capable of towing the big two-place gliders (G103 and Janus C) this

year.

Would it be possible to get an Auto Tow Endorsement?

We camp on the lake bed. There are 3 hotels in Primm and 1 in Jean.
Camping out is part of the event.

Ground launch endorsements are possible. Club members first.
T

Excellent!
I'll try to remember to update this thread if conditions change at
Roach. Here's a map to the dry lake from the Jean airport.

http://lvvsa.org/Pictures/Events/RoachDryLakeMapNew.jpg

I've emailed over a week ago to two addresses on the LVVS website and gotten
no response so I'll post my questions he

My wife and I plan to bring my LAK-17a to Roach Dry lake for the ground
launch activities and I want to know if there are any special requirements
to participate.

I'm ground launch qualified with both winch and auto tow. I'm also
qualified to self launch (if I had one!) and aero tow.

I'm an SSA member and fully insured and I hold a Diamond Badge.

So... Will we be welcome and will I be able to ground launch with you?

Dan


"Uncle Fuzzy" wrote in message
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Excellent!
I'll try to remember to update this thread if conditions change at
Roach. Here's a map to the dry lake from the Jean airport.

http://lvvsa.org/Pictures/Events/RoachDryLakeMapNew.jpg

On Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:25:32 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
I've emailed over a week ago to two addresses on the LVVS website and gotten no response so I'll post my questions he My wife and I plan to bring my LAK-17a to Roach Dry lake for the ground launch activities and I want to know if there are any special requirements to participate. I'm ground launch qualified with both winch and auto tow. I'm also qualified to self launch (if I had one!) and aero tow. I'm an SSA member and fully insured and I hold a Diamond Badge. So... Will we be welcome and will I be able to ground launch with you? Dan "Uncle Fuzzy" wrote in message ... Excellent! I'll try to remember to update this thread if conditions change at Roach. Here's a map to the dry lake from the Jean airport. http://lvvsa.org/Pictures/Events/RoachDryLakeMapNew.jpg

You will absolutely be welcomed! You must be an SSA member, and pay the whopping $10.00 guest membership fee (per day). Auto tows will be $10.00 each, with aero tows available at current club (cheap!) rates. Bring sunscreen, lots of water or whatever you use to maintain hydration. I'm going out weekend after next to drive our line and check conditions. If we get significant rain, and the dry lake is un-usable, we'll camp at the airport and do aero tows.
Feel free to email me directly from here, or at griderpirateatyahoodotcom
Cheers,
Jim