Hum, flying on Thursday with no lines for RSO and pad assignment... sounds pretty good. And how about beverages Mr. Dickinson? When will they be served? I like those drinks with little umbrellas, and a little shady spot to take a nap. (Please just no chairs that are susceptible to falling backward.) Richard Dierking TRA Union #11366 > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:21:52 -0700 > From: rtd@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Question on NSL/ROCStock > > On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:20:31 -0700, David Erbas-White > <derbas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Just received the (current) announcement about NSL/ROCStock. > > > > What is the schedule for setup, lake striping, etc.? I'd like to > > help out, but need to know what the schedule is so I can try and plan > > around it... > > > > David Erbas-White > > David, > > We haven't nailed down the exact date for striping, yet. If he's > willing to take the lead on that effort once again, I'll defer to John > Wahlquist to decide what day he'd like to start the striping. > > For those who don't know, ROC owes our longtime member, John Wahlquist, > a debt of gratitude for coming out several days early to every ROCstock > for as long as I can remember, to measure, lay out, and then paint > stripe and flag the flight line and parking areas before anyone else > arrives to park in the wrong spots. His volunteer efforts are greatly > appreciated, as they help us get off to a great start setting up for > every ROCstock. Thanks again, John! > > The range setup will happen on Thursday, June 9, 2011. I'm taking > Thursday and Friday off of work, and will be on-site on Thursday morning > with the ROC trailer to begin setup. I'll be needing plenty of > assistance -- we'll be setting up the full ROC launch system with all > 54+ pads, and we'll need to test that everything's working. > > As an extra incentive to come help with setup, I'll be opening ROC's > FAA waiver a day early, on Thursday, to allow the setup crew to fly as > much as they'd like to fly before the official start of ROCstock and > NSL. As soon as we finish setting up, the range will be open for the > setup crew to fly for the rest of the day. > > Thanks, > > - Rick Dickinson > ROC President > > > -- > ROC-Chat mailing list > roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat >