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Thanks Dan..now I won't sleep tonite !

RB

Usually by April we have perty steady weather, it would be a good month to form up....My opinion, I think we would have some fun. Just southwest of KVIS is wide open all the way to the coastal range plenty airspace for what we want to do..............Dan

Well...now that we have the fog out of the way , probably time for bug season ! I remember flying into NAS Lemoore and by the time we landed the windscreen was covered in bugs ! We were also looking out for crop dusters ! BOOM ! During one trip to the valley I got to see crop dusting at nite ! In between the power lines ! Double BOOM !

RB

Tony Ginn offered up his facility down at Rosamond air park. Anyone have druthers about that?
Am I reading the forum correctly that their are only two of us with FFI cards?
Cubes

Cubes...the only issue I see on Google Earth vs Visalia is proximity to hotel/restaurant - having said that, I can fit enough beer in the plane to last me 4 days and can feed on flora and fauna if necessary.

Cubes : Not sure about the FFI cards ?

Fraser : I see you have not spent much time in the Desert . Almost no Flora or Fauna...more Tumble weeds and Horny Toads . I suppose you could live off of BBQ toad !

RB

Rich - there are houses close by - odds are, one of them has a cat......with luck Siamese......I'll bring the Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

I'll stick with the Toad...they taste like chicken . Had them Toad legs in France some 45 years ago and they DO taste like chicken ! Your Thai cat, not so sure even with the sauce . Tom Hunter would know ! BOOM !

RB

Rosamond would work , but we would need a van/shuttle to get us to the hotel/motel in Downtown Rosamond . KVIS we can walk . The only other negative would be the gusty Desert winds that pop up from time to time . Whatever the majority wants to do just put me on the list .

RB

Tonys Place is only bout 40min from Kvis, I wouldn't mind going and seeing Tony's place should have done it long before now..........Dan

How many rooms does Tony have ? Just kidding...I only need one . BOOM ! Depending on what we decide a field trip up to Mojave (fly up) to tour the bone yard and maybe see Bert Rutans "Skunk Works" might be in order ?
RB

Alright. I'm going to chuck a rock. How about the first weekend in April at Tonys place? Roll in on the 6th for academics and beer, then fly our butts off on Saturday.
Tony, can you find numbers to the closest decent hotel? Also, fess up with how many can crash at your place? I'd like to have Scott Ginn there as well. What about it, Ginsu?
Cubes

Cubes : Count me in . Do you mean roll in on the 5th for school and beer ? Then fly Sat. the 6th ?

RB

I would like to make that one also, might not get there till sat am but would still like to have a go at it, I will be at work on fri............Dan

I found during my student days with the Navy flying formation in the T-2 and A-4 very rewarding ! Especially the night solo form hops . It taught me precise control of the aircraft (next to landing on the boat) and how important it is to keep your head on a swivel !

RB Loose cruise photo !

You can count me in for the long weekend if necessary...5th , 6th and 7th .