Hello from San Diego

[Mighty Impaler]

heheheh, I've been to the Black Rock Desert many times but not for the Burning Man..I go there to fly High Power rockets and I'm going again this September for a launch called XPRS. I have no idea if that means anything

Awesome...I to have been going to the Playa long before I even heard about BurningMan, I used to live in the Redding area and I would go to the Black Rock Desert to land sail. The wind is kinda unpredictable there, but when its on, its alot of fun, good times

 

[Dave C]

Awesome...I to have been going to the Playa long before I even heard about BurningMan, I used to live in the Redding area and I would go to the Black Rock Desert to land sail. The wind is kinda unpredictable there, but when its on, its alot of fun, good times

That's cool I've thought about building a land sailer to take to Black Rock. Then, if the wind is calm I fly rockets. If the wind is blowing(like it is most of the time ) I sail and get the best of both worlds....


....hummmm....mebby rig the bike with a sail........

 

[Mighty Impaler]

That's cool I've thought about building a land sailer to take to Black Rock. Then, if the wind is calm I fly rockets. If the wind is blowing(like it is most of the time ) I sail and get the best of both worlds....


....hummmm....mebby rig the bike with a sail........

Hey Dave, you ever go out to Ocotillo Wells (half hill dry lake) to do your rockets? I own property on Half Hill dry lake and I see groups of rocketeers out there about a half a dozen times during the desert season. They seem to be a well orginized group, but they fly the smaller to medium sized rockets, not the real big stuff that you seem to do. I love watching the kids running like crazy to try and catch the rockets before they hit the ground, good times.
I actually started landsailing as a secondary hobby to flying untralite aircraft, when it was calm we would fly, when to windy to fly we would landsail. Soon after, landsailing took the #1 spot, it is a blast. My ultralite is long gone, but I still have my landsailer, lots of fun, cheers!

 

[Dave C]

Nope, but I know of them. It's too far to drive for little rockets. I fly with a group here in Boise. The fly about 2.5 miles from the Snake River Canyon rim above Swan Falls dam. I like Black Rock because you can fly there with the highest altitude windows allowed by the FAA. Sometimes another government agency has oversite, the AST, the Administrator for Space Travel

 

[Mighty Impaler]

Nope, but I know of them. It's too far to drive for little rockets. I fly with a group here in Boise. The fly about 2.5 miles from the Snake River Canyon rim above Swan Falls dam. I like Black Rock because you can fly there with the highest altitude windows allowed by the FAA. Sometimes another government agency has oversite, the AST, the Administrator for Space Travel

Oh ****, sorry, I got confused, thought you were in SoCal for some reason. Haha