LVVSA Roach Dry Lake Fall Auto-Tow Extravaganza

On Oct 15, 5:53*pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
We can still cancel the motel reservation. *Please keep us informed.

"Grider Pirate" wrote in message

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On Aug 24, 7:59 am, Grider Pirate wrote:

The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather
permitting) for theLVVSAFall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach
dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada
border. Directions can be found on theLVVSA.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.

We had some really BIG rain out here last week, and the dry like
currently isn't. *I'll check again next weekend, and report what I
find.

The fall 2012 Roach Dry Lake Auto Tow event was another good time! We
didn't
get any cooperation from the lift dogs, but had a good time anyhow.
The surface
of the lakebed was better than ever, the food great, and the fire hot!
Dave H.
introduced us to a weird and interesting practice. He placed a shovel
full of
hot coals under the camp chairs of folks. It's amazing how quickly
that dispels
the chill!
Jo-Ann and George provided coffee, lattes, and blueberry pancakes for
breakfast, while Mad Dog produced an abundance of awesome breakfast
burritos.
The serving table was liberally covered with an assortment of muffins,
sweet
rolls, and doughnuts. As usual, the only thing we were short of was
enough
hungry folks to deal with all of the food!
Dan W. came down from Utah with his Ventus, and Dan M. drove all the
way from
New Mexico with his LAK-17! I think both had a pretty good time,
despite the
lack of lift.

Cheers,
Jim

A terrific time! Patti and I are already talking about coming back in the
spring and camping on the lake with the rest of you.


"Grider Pirate" wrote in message
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On Oct 15, 5:53 pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
We can still cancel the motel reservation. Please keep us informed.

"Grider Pirate" wrote in message

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On Aug 24, 7:59 am, Grider Pirate wrote:

The date has been set for the weekend of 27/28 October (weather
permitting) for theLVVSAFall Auto-Tow event. The location is Roach
dry lake, off Interstate 15 just north of the California/Nevada
border. Directions can be found on theLVVSA.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.

We had some really BIG rain out here last week, and the dry like
currently isn't. I'll check again next weekend, and report what I
find.

The fall 2012 Roach Dry Lake Auto Tow event was another good time! We
didn't
get any cooperation from the lift dogs, but had a good time anyhow.
The surface
of the lakebed was better than ever, the food great, and the fire hot!
Dave H.
introduced us to a weird and interesting practice. He placed a shovel
full of
hot coals under the camp chairs of folks. It's amazing how quickly
that dispels
the chill!
Jo-Ann and George provided coffee, lattes, and blueberry pancakes for
breakfast, while Mad Dog produced an abundance of awesome breakfast
burritos.
The serving table was liberally covered with an assortment of muffins,
sweet
rolls, and doughnuts. As usual, the only thing we were short of was
enough
hungry folks to deal with all of the food!
Dan W. came down from Utah with his Ventus, and Dan M. drove all the
way from
New Mexico with his LAK-17! I think both had a pretty good time,
despite the
lack of lift.

Cheers,
Jim

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:18:26 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
A terrific time! Patti and I are already talking about coming back in the

spring and camping on the lake with the rest of you.

That's WAY more fun, and in the spring, it won't get so darn cold at night! Who knows, we might even have some Thermals!!

I had a lot of fun even though the thermals were missing this time - maybe next spring we will have 300 and 400 km flights like we did last spring. I'll be back in the spring for the next encampment for sure and bring my telescope again - Saturn and Jupiter will both be visible then.

Thanks again for letting us "outsiders" enjoy your club hospitality.

Dan Wrobel - DW



On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:04:04 PM UTC-6, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:18:26 PM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote: A terrific time! Patti and I are already talking about coming back in the spring and camping on the lake with the rest of you. That's WAY more fun, and in the spring, it won't get so darn cold at night! Who knows, we might even have some Thermals!!