Flying Burner

Pink Daddy · Post by **Pink Daddy** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:52 pm

For the first time this year, flying is a part of my trip to BRC. Any tips, tricks, ideas, suggestions for flying to a Burn?

hsdavis · Post by **hsdavis** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:20 pm

I am so intrigued by your post. I am begging you to please elaborate on your question about flying.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:51 pm

Pink Daddy wrote:For the first time this year, flying is a part of my trip to BRC. Any tips, tricks, ideas, suggestions for flying to a Burn?

Just remember to lower the goddamned landing gear before you land on the playa and you should be fine. Oh, and watch the crosswind. As the tower (aka 'Tiger-Tiger' I believe) will remind you, landings at Black Rock City International Airport are 'clothing optional'.

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:08 pm

I picked up a gal at the airport one year. ( just drove though looking for burners). Well there she was in FULL angel wings stand at the curb with a guy. hey met on the plane.. He said you should have seen the faces on the fellow fliers.. She cracked us up...

Pink Daddy · Post by **Pink Daddy** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:16 pm

Perhaps I should have explained it better. I'm flying into Sacramento, then driving. I haven't tried flying with a bag full of furry, blinky things. I was curious about what would be good things to intentionally leave behind, etc.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:02 pm

Pink Daddy wrote:Perhaps I should have explained it better. I'm flying into Sacramento, then driving.

Wait one goldarned minute! If you have the power of flight, why wouldn't you fly directly to BRC, hmmm?

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:29 pm

Jeez, you're only in San Diego. Why the hell fly to Excremento? If you just drove you could carry your stuff!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:40 am

Be sure to declare your guns and put them in checked baggage.
Do not ask for the form by saying 'I have a gun".

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:47 am

trebuchet

the ONLY way to fly

Post by **mdmf007** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:14 am

gyre wrote:Be sure to declare your guns and put them in checked baggage.
Do not ask for the form by saying 'I have a gun".

Funny story for you Gyre on flying with weapons -

A year ago I drove to Boise Idaho for a meeting with a mate and grabbed one of my red bags in haste.

I like sales and when I saw these bags on I bought 2 of them. One for the range that i keep my shooting supplies in, and another for day trips. Well I pack in a hurry and simply grab the first bag i see, throwing some clothes in and jumping into my biddies jeep and away we go.

The meeting goes good, but due to some drama I had to fly home instead of drive. So off to the airport we go, I grab my bag and throw it on the conveyor with my shoes, laptop, wallet and phone. Thinking nothing of it as I fly a 100 times a year, I walked through the X-ray and wait for my stuff to exit.

I look up when I hear the TSA guy say "Security" This starts me thinking.

About 90 seconds later, me, my bag a TSA supervisor and 2 Ada county Sherrifs deputies are on our way to a little room. On the table is my red bag, 100 rounds of 10mm ammo, a Beretta 96FS pistol, three magazines loaded, glasses, ear muffs, and all my clothes.

The TSA guy Says "you know this can put you in jail for 5 years, or a thousand dollar fine"

I said to him " well, if your giving me the choice, ill take the fine - thank you" He did not see my humor.

I had to explain why I was trying to take a pistol through security, and was starting to lose hope when a third deputy I knew came in. I told him my story, and since he has personally known me for years, and used to work for the same company I do. He explained to the other two and the TSA supervisor that my story fits, as I am an impulsive and absent minded person with no ill-intent.

They kept the ammo, shipped my pistol and mags home, and I made the flight.

So I now religously check my bags for any contraband. I could still be in a federal pen missing Burningman

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:34 am

Toolmaker wrote:trebuchet

the ONLY way to fly

Sure, but the landings are a cast-iron bitch!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:55 pm

Keeping the world safe from mdm.

Post by **mdmf007** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:04 pm

Thanks for your confidence Gyre!

Pink Daddy · Post by **Pink Daddy** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:13 am

After watching the Malcolm in the Middle 'Burning Man' episode, I want to build a flame-firing catapult. The only difficulty would be to find something to catch the fire to prevent burn scars. Granted, probably not going to happen... I'll just shoot it into the water at home.

Yes, I did just jack my own thread...

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:48 am

Pink Daddy wrote:Yes, I did just jack my own thread...

That's the spirit!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:10 am

There is a trebuchet sometimes.
I don't know what they fire.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:29 am

gyre wrote:There is a trebuchet sometimes.
I don't know what they fire.

In 1997 (I think), there was a trebuchet that was launching teletubbies.

phil · Post by **phil** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:07 pm

gyre wrote:There is a trebuchet sometimes.
I don't know what they fire.

Bowling balls at night.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:13 pm

I heard something about flying pianos in 2006.
I never saw that one fire myself.
They were having trouble with the release.

Purrjian · Post by **Purrjian** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:26 pm

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I never saw that one fire myself.
They were having trouble with the release.[/quote]
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Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:48 pm

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