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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing
over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City or Rosemond. I would like to camp in my truck Saturday and Sunday night, so a place to shower etc. would be a plus. Also, another consideration is that I need 5 - 8 minutes of help rigging on Saturday morning, and about the same de-rigging on Sunday afternoon. I have me, my glider, logbooks, insurance policy, and my truck. Advice about ammenities and requirements at the various airports would be appreciated, off line is perfectly fine with me, but sharing for others might be good too. Thanks, UF |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
On May 7, 12:25*pm, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, *been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City or Rosemond. *I would like to camp in my truck Saturday and Sunday night, so a place to shower etc. would be *a plus. *Also, another consideration is that I need 5 - 8 minutes of help rigging on Saturday morning, and about the same de-rigging on Sunday afternoon. I have me, my glider, logbooks, insurance policy, and my truck. Advice about ammenities and requirements at the various airports would be appreciated, off line is perfectly fine with me, but sharing for others might be good too. Thanks, UF Well I may not be adding anything to your inboard infos, but Tehachapi being at 4200' is nice and cool at night, making it a swell camping spot in my book. There are showers there too, as well people to help rig on Sats to, but I'm sure Caracole, Rosemond, & Llano have amenities of sorts & Sat activity too... camping in your metal tent would almost certainly be nicer in the pretty mountains than the desert floor though, but than again you live in near Vegas so your brain may have already melted long ago -Paul |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City or Rosemond. I would like to camp in my truck Saturday and Sunday night, so a place to shower etc. would be a plus. Also, another consideration is that I need 5 - 8 minutes of help rigging on Saturday morning, and about the same de-rigging on Sunday afternoon. I have me, my glider, logbooks, insurance policy, and my truck. Advice about ammenities and requirements at the various airports would be appreciated, off line is perfectly fine with me, but sharing for others might be good too. Thanks, UF I believe the glider operation at Rosamond closed years ago. If you want to fly on the south end of the Sierras, you could get a tow from the Sierra Soaring Club at Inyokern. |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
On May 7, 3:23*pm, Greg Arnold wrote:
Uncle Fuzzy wrote: I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, *been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City or Rosemond. *I would like to camp in my truck Saturday and Sunday night, so a place to shower etc. would be *a plus. *Also, another consideration is that I need 5 - 8 minutes of help rigging on Saturday morning, and about the same de-rigging on Sunday afternoon. I have me, my glider, logbooks, insurance policy, and my truck. Advice about ammenities and requirements at the various airports would be appreciated, off line is perfectly fine with me, but sharing for others might be good too. Thanks, UF I believe the glider operation at Rosamond closed years ago. *If you want to fly on the south end of the Sierras, you could get a tow from the Sierra Soaring Club at Inyokern.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I know who tows at Rosamond, however, it will be blown out this weekend like Cal City, Tehachapi per NWS: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...unit=0&lg =en Krey Field is about the same distance as Llano, Less winds, cheap tows, house thermals, and no need for local mountain experience. Bunkhouse is available, see the SSA website under "places to fly" for details and contact info, or contact me. If your have not already made up your mind, go where the wind is least, and the thermals best per Dr Jack. MM |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
On May 7, 4:55*pm, wrote:
On May 7, 3:23*pm, Greg Arnold wrote: Uncle Fuzzy wrote: I have reason to be at Edwards AFB on Monday, and nothing pressing over the weekend. I think I absolutely must take advantage of the situation to fly from one of the many glider ports in the area. I've flown (once) from Crystalair, *been to Mountain Valley airport at Tehachapi, but never Cal City or Rosemond. *I would like to camp in my truck Saturday and Sunday night, so a place to shower etc. would be *a plus. *Also, another consideration is that I need 5 - 8 minutes of help rigging on Saturday morning, and about the same de-rigging on Sunday afternoon. I have me, my glider, logbooks, insurance policy, and my truck. Advice about ammenities and requirements at the various airports would be appreciated, off line is perfectly fine with me, but sharing for others might be good too. Thanks, UF I believe the glider operation at Rosamond closed years ago. *If you want to fly on the south end of the Sierras, you could get a tow from the Sierra Soaring Club at Inyokern.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I know who tows at Rosamond, however, it will be blown out this weekend like Cal City, Tehachapi per NWS: *http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...64274724&lon=-... Krey Field is about the same distance as Llano, Less winds, cheap tows, house thermals, and no need for local mountain experience. Bunkhouse is available, see the SSA website under "places to fly" for details and contact info, or contact me. If your have not already made up your mind, go where the wind is least, and the thermals best per Dr Jack. MM- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks. I'll probably do just that. Krey would be neat! My dad used to take us out in our VW Bug to El Mirage to watch the sailplanes back in the 60's. I spent a lot of weekends out on the dry lake in my teens, shooting model rockets, flying RC planes, camping, and riding dirt bikes. Does Krey have real bathrooms? Maybe even a shower? I ask because I'd be leaving wherever I stay for Edwards on Monday morning, and I'm planning on 'camping' in my truck. Thanks all, again, Jim |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
Does Krey have real bathrooms? Maybe even a shower? I ask because I'd
be leaving wherever I stay for Edwards on Monday morning, and I'm planning on 'camping' in my truck. Thanks all, again, Jim It does, and it does (very manly ones..), and since your used to 40 grit wind (thanks for that term BTW it'll be just like home! The dry lake is no longer the base of operations (unless you plan on testing some Predator drones...), but Krey is only about 10(?) or so miles away from it. Some really cool folks down that way though, I think you'll like it. I'd call ahead to see if there are real tiedowns spots available, cause if not you need to bring rather long rebar or something to fashion some since the airfield is basically loose-ish gravel for the first few feet (it's situated on an alluvial fan) on top and normal tiedowns (even my beloved claw...) have nothing to root into. http://av.startap.com/php/page_2.html note the 'blast shield' canopy covers in the top pic. Please tell Danny Pierson I say hello... -Paul |
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Tehachapi, Cal City, Rosemond
On May 7, 10:18*pm, sisu1a wrote:
Does Krey have real bathrooms? Maybe even a shower? I ask because I'd be leaving wherever I stay for Edwards on Monday morning, and I'm planning on 'camping' in my truck. Thanks all, again, Jim Nice folks at any of the choices. Rig on pavement, tie down. Have breakfast in the airfield cafe with view windows of your lovely steed prepped for flight. Park the mobile household in the full hookups across the street from my hangar, or dry park anywhere on the field. Full bathrooms/showers in the RV park. Fenced grassy dog-yard for the children. No long tug line waiting for launch. Launch from pavement. Crew can be arranged, either Cessna or trailer crew. Closest to north gate entrance - 40 minutes to Monday's meeting. See you as soon as I get back from Friday's retrieve. ;-) Cindy B www.caracolesoaring.com |
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