How I spent my summer vacation (long)

Interestingly, there were no gates, fences or signs
on the airport boundries at all. 2 miles down the road
by the freeway there was one sign, black and white
that said in large print 'Nevada Test Site' and in
Print about 1/10 of the size said
'Trespassing prohibited' but my crew was following
my directions from the air and missed the bit about
trespassing. And when we looked at it on the way out
she said that she would have assumed it meant up by
the the town of Mercury a few miles up. Seems pretty
suspicious that they have armed guards but not fences
or gates of any kind! Could this be a plot by the US
Government to trap unsuspecting aviation enthusiasts
into a false sense of security?)


At 18:06 19 July 2007, Tuno wrote:
Interesting airport you landed at Cliff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Rock_Airport

I've just sent a letter to the US Department of Energy asking if we
can host the Region 11 contest there next year

(Hey, that's a 100 foot wide 7200' long runway, paid for by taxpayers,
and look at all the RV camping nearby! And you know security won't be
a problem)

2NO

On Jul 19, 11:17 am, Cliff Hilty
wrote:
Interestingly, there were no gates, fences or signs
on the airport boundries at all. 2 miles down the road
by the freeway there was one sign, black and white
that said in large print 'Nevada Test Site' and in
Print about 1/10 of the size said
'Trespassing prohibited' but my crew was following
my directions from the air and missed the bit about
trespassing. And when we looked at it on the way out
she said that she would have assumed it meant up by
the the town of Mercury a few miles up. Seems pretty
suspicious that they have armed guards but not fences
or gates of any kind! Could this be a plot by the US
Government to trap unsuspecting aviation enthusiasts
into a false sense of security?)

At 18:06 19 July 2007, Tuno wrote:

Interesting airport you landed at Cliff!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Rock_Airport

No - it's just that all interesting places, including DOE facilities
and nuclear power plants, have now been removed from the charts.
Regulations require you to avoid them, but they don't tell you where
they are.

Our Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant near Phoenix has also been expunged
from the charts, but there is a huge sign on the freeway directing you
to it.

Kafka would be proud!

Mike

Cliff,

Great write up! I loved it! I'll be back next year to join everyone
in some flying adventures. Cheers to you, and please give my best to
Rose.

-EX

Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jul 19, 11:17 am, Cliff Hilty
wrote:
Interestingly, there were no gates, fences or signs
on the airport boundries at all. 2 miles down the road
by the freeway there was one sign, black and white
that said in large print 'Nevada Test Site' and in
Print about 1/10 of the size said
'Trespassing prohibited' but my crew was following
my directions from the air and missed the bit about
trespassing. And when we looked at it on the way out
she said that she would have assumed it meant up by
the the town of Mercury a few miles up. Seems pretty
suspicious that they have armed guards but not fences
or gates of any kind! Could this be a plot by the US
Government to trap unsuspecting aviation enthusiasts
into a false sense of security?)

At 18:06 19 July 2007, Tuno wrote:

Interesting airport you landed at Cliff!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Rock_Airport

No - it's just that all interesting places, including DOE facilities
and nuclear power plants, have now been removed from the charts.
Regulations require you to avoid them, but they don't tell you where
they are.

Our Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant near Phoenix has also been expunged
from the charts, but there is a huge sign on the freeway directing you
to it.

Kafka would be proud!

Mike


Has paranoia become a job pre-requisite for a US Government post?
I thought it was only in the third world where you had this kind of thinking.
First decide what you want to conclude, then build circular logic to support
your conclusion. Each individual point is supported but there is only one side
to the argument - This way you can have an entirely self supporting thesis with
out any foundation in fact.
The Apartheid government were masters, and to a lesser extent their successors
indulge in this. This logic is a little like a Möbius strip (a surface with only
one side and only one boundary component). It's only when you try to look at the
whole thing that you work out somethings strange...

How are you practically supposed to avoid the unknowable?

Cliff,

Your my hero, that was a great article. Ted's suggestion on hosting a
Regionals at the site has my vote but why stop there? It is about time
for a USA World Championships right?

John