Owens valley next weekend

[MikeL]

Hey y'all,

Anyone interested in a trip to the owens this coming memorial day weekend? I unfortunately have to be back here at some point sunday night but that still leaves time for flying on friday/sat/sun for me.

ML

[OP]

It's looking like the Owens wont be "on."

Would you settle for a funston trip?

[MikeL]

yeah the owens is looking crappy. I tend to think that 6 hours is a bit of a drive to be bored on a ridge, so I might just hang out around here.

ML

[Steve90266]

I'm still thinking Funston. Thinking about leaving the LZ Friday night and making it to Salinas by around 12.

[OP]

Owens is 'off'

Funston is 'on' all weekend. Seriously it will be on 24 hours/day all weekend long.

[Steve90266]

Me and OP headed up Memorial Day weekend and put the "Fun" back into Funston. The weather kind of sucked; wet, cold, cloud base 300 ft above launch, but that shit was blowing in! We flew at 9, 10, noon, you name it. Up and away, a few passes. Land, do it again. We worked it two days straight. Nothing epic but definitely fun. it was good to meet all the pilots up there. Good folk. BBQ on Monday with chicken, tri-tip, major mixed salad, everything. Good times.

Marshall, you'll get yours. I'm thinking we take a bigger group up there when the weather doesn't suck as bad. it's pretty much an H-3 site. H-2s can do it with "Sponsorship". Who's in?

[OP]

Some off our flight time was cut short due to an unexpected massive BBQ in the area. Shown is the entire crew grounded due to cow over charcoal fumes. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT0diNlSW00[/youtube]