Went out to El Mirage "dry" lake this weekend to see what is going on there, and to Meet Chris and see his new Lazair.
Turns out that all that is missing from the "Dry" lake is the millions of Pink flamingos in the 3 mile long shallow lake that is here now.
Could be months before it totally dries up.
The good news is that the "Ranch" where Chris is keeping his Lazair, is actually an airstrip for ultralights, autogyros and almost a dozen Lazairs.....and best of all, its not flooded, although there are power lines across the end of the runway.
Why arent powerlines ever parallel to runways.....its rediculous.
My plan to avoid this problem is to take off in the other direction, in the early morning calm, until I'm confident theres no problem clearing the wires by a large margin.
I will have to meet these Lazair people and start flying from here soon.
BTW: Chris's Lazair looks great, and he should have it in the air in no time at all....looking forward to flying with him.
Chris's dad has one to, but it is still a kit, but maybe he will get motivated to build it when he see's how much fun we are having......or snatch Chris's when his back is turned
The story of Chris's trailer is also amazing, since the U brackets where gone on one side, so only the pin in the spring was holding the axle in place over a good 30 mile trip.....His trailer is so big that it could hold 2 complete lazairs, Snow White and all of the Seven Dwarfs and still have room for the kitchen sink!
Ray