"zatatime" wrote in message
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If it's your first trip to Burning Man, people will generally bend over
backwards to help you if

What could a first timer have to offer the group? I'd be willing to fly 2
or 3 hours a day, but without fuel that would be an issue too.

On the Burning Man aviator's list they get together beforehand and do a mass
fuel order. Somebody trucks the order in in barrels and they distribute it
privately among those who ordered it.

As to what a first time could have to offer, just showing up is enough and
the rest you can figure out on the fly. People work really hard to just to
be there, and they go year after year, and very often they describe taking a
plane ride as the their single greatest experience at Burning Man ever. If
you had an airplane and were willing to take people when you felt up for it,
that would be huge for them. Much the flying is done in the morning and
early afternoon before the dust and hot afternoon air come up.

Here's an outstanding photo gallery, but it might not be safe for viewing at
work: http://www.flickr.com/photos/loupiote/sets/432859/ It has some
aerial and and airplane photos which give you an idea of the terrain.

-c