mountainmatt wrote:WInter storm warning for Reno, NV.

Hope you find some fun stuff to do in Tonopah for a couple days.

I sent a text to Rob about the time I thought he was in Tonopah about the Wx in the northern NV area. Not sure if he got the message, though. My guess is that he's going to be hangin with Gump for a few days. Or at one of Neveda's finest establishments .

Well I guess he left Tonopah and is now heading E of the storm.

Hey Rob, If you end up in Denver, I'll pick you up and buy you a cold one.

Edit: He's on course direct to Lake Co. (KLKV)

As of 11:30 SPOT's showing him over Gabbs. I think his wx window is snapping shut to the northwest. Burns, Lakeview, Alturas all down with snow, low vis and wind. Methinks KRNO, or here at KHTH, might be the place to go and park for a while, and ponder it all.

But, I'm not sitting in his airplane looking out the window. His view might be sunny and nice.

Gump

Sunny with strong and gusty surface winds, stronger aloft. Rotor cumulas and wave clouds forming over here at Minden. Thought I'd take my glider up, but crosswinds are a bit much for self-launching.
Good day for being on the ground at Minden, NV.

bumper

Carson City perhaps. Maybe IFR app into Reno?

Looks like he is almost over our place.......... blue sky and sunshine, but looks crummy northwest of here

Just about to pass over the Mustang Ranch? 12:15 Pac time.

To bad Spot doesn't report altitude, It would make this better for us armchair flyers following along.

He's been drinking! Can't even fly a straight line!

Now he's IFR up I-80.

Thats my kind of IFR.

Just got a text from Rob. He landed at Lovelock and going to reassess his plans.

nice place if you like peace and quiet

KLOL (I find humor in that).

Just left him a message on his cell phone. HC

It's clear and sunny up here, but KPDX is 20G30 out of the east, and few PiReps of mod to severe turb at low altitude around the Cascades and Mt St Helens.

We need a live video feed from Rob's cockpit, or at least from realtime 3D telemetry over that Iridium network.

It's forcast to start snowing in Lovelock by 2pm and stop sometime around 3am..... ON TUESDAY.

Take lots of pics Rob. I expect a full trip report.

great thread!
stupid question... how do you "self launch" a glider?

Just got a call from Rob..said he would be on the site in a little bit with a report...sounds like things are nasty to his west.