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[nick_a]

All this rain is giving me withdrawals... I would like to have something to look forward to, any chance there is some interest in a meet any time soon.

and we can look for bits of the meteor as well

nick

[peabody124]

yea brit and i were thinking about it last weekend but it didn't happen.  if next weekend is nice weather i'd be down.  got some cool stuff to show off

[K Wells]

I'm In

[Alec]

You guys should do one on spring break, then Ill be down there

[z-axis]

Next weekend could work for me too. Lemmie check the weather.
My 500-sized frame is now a 440 because I broke off 60 mm of the arms in a crash. Should make it interesting!

Weather looks bad, rain and cold...

[PT_Dreamer]

I'll try to be there, I need some exercise, the short swim there sounds good.

[peabody124]

Potatoes don't swim!  You should use a whiches broom (I can't use the correct spelling, it would ruin your google streak).

First weekend that has good weather then although the weekend of 24th I'm busy!  WTF is this Houston weather anyway?

[z-axis]

Weather is looking better for Sat/Sun...whaddya think?

[K Wells]

Not looking good here in the hill country...calling fo high in the 50's and rain...if Houston is good...I'm good

[z-axis]

hmm, probably better if we wait till at least its a bit warmer.

[nick_a]

yall cant possibly be complaining about 50s can you...  you did see this right i know he denies it but the man was sunbathing in the snow...

[K Wells]

nick_a, on 07 February 2012 - 05:07 AM, said:

yall cant possibly be complaining about 50s can you...  you did see this right i know he denies it but the man was sunbathing in the snow...

Yep, We can...I froze my ass during my childhood in Kansas City....Then again in the South China Sea.....Sold all my fowl weather gear when I moved to Texas 30 years ago..I love golfing in a t-shirt in January....

[nick_a]

K Wells, on 07 February 2012 - 12:21 PM, said:

Yep, We can...I froze my ass during my childhood in Kansas City....Then again in the South China Sea.....Sold all my fowl weather gear when I moved to Texas 30 years ago..I love golfing in a t-shirt in January....

well here is your solution.

[K Wells]

nick_a, on 07 February 2012 - 04:27 PM, said:

well here is your solution.

That's awesome..I need one


I've just checked Houston Weather...Looks Good....cloudy...64 degrees on Saturday    66 degrees on Sunday


I'm in

[nick_a]

when I lived in Aberdeen, I would have killed for 66 degrees in the summer...

location?

have quad will travel...

[z-axis]

nick_a, on 07 February 2012 - 05:07 AM, said:

yall cant possibly be complaining about 50s can you...  you did see this right i know he denies it but the man was sunbathing in the snow...

Yes, I did some testing earlier this season and determined that 50 degrees is my low-cutoff point, and that 40 degress will crash my quad because my fingers stop working in about 10 minutes. Also my eyes water like crazy when it's cold and blowing.

K Wells, on 07 February 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

I've just checked Houston Weather...Looks Good....cloudy...64 degrees on Saturday 66 degrees on Sunday
I'm in

60s work fine for me, as long as we don't get too much rain the day before.

[z-axis]

If we do, here's the spot:

http://maps.google.c...&gl=us&t=h&z=17

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The entrance is off Pinemont. The field has a little driveway kind of thing in the NW corner. Follow the red path to the dot which is on the south side of the field. I park there because this is not an offically approved place to be and I try to keep it low-key and not attract attention...

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[nick_a]

Wow i have passed that field every day for a month and never saw it. might have to stop by for a quick flight on the way home tonight...

[z-axis]

nick_a, on 07 February 2012 - 07:45 PM, said:

Wow i have passed that field every day for a month and never saw it. might have to stop by for a quick flight on the way home tonight...

I go there after work -- it's a nice end to the day for sure. If you go, as you enter, stay to the right and you will see tire tracks. Follow them along the bayou that is on your right. Eventually you will see a hill that marks the southwest corner of the field. You can either drive in front of the hill or behind it to get along the southern edge of the field. After you make that turn, I park where the the red dot is on my map. The grass in the field is 4"-12" in various places, but I've never encountered mud yet. The grass does get deep near the hill in the SW corner.

I wish I could meet up with you today but I'm in the middle of converting over to an EzUHF system and my quad and Tx are not in flying order. Let me know if you go and what you think!

[nick_a]

z-axis, on 07 February 2012 - 08:23 PM, said:

I wish I could meet up with you today but I'm in the middle of converting over to an EzUHF system and my quad and Tx are not in flying order. Let me know if you go and what you think!

better hurry for this weekend...

yeah I will definitely try it out tonight