[BA-Rockets] newcomer seeking club; launch site info
Tom Lent
tlent at igc.org
Wed Apr 28 14:17:00 PDT 2004
> >The place I'm thinking
> >of is the Berkeley Marina area near the sign that lays out
> the rules on
> >two weekend mornings a month (I can't remember exactly which ones but
> >could check).
> >
> >
> That site was lost 3 or 4 years ago. When it did happen it was a AMA
> sponsored launch run, at times, by Paul Campbell.
Interesting. If they intended to shut the Berkeley Marina site down, they never removed the sign.
Do you know why the site was lost and who made the decision? And do you mean that it is actually
illegal to launch there even if you are working within the parameters posted there on the Berkeley
Parks sign? Has anyone communicated with Berkeley Parks and Rec specifically about this signed site?
My son and I have launched many As & Bs there on weekend mornings in the past few years, sometimes
with park personnel present in the area. It is not relevant to us anymore as my son has moved on to
bigger stuff and only launches at Livermore and other club sites now but I continue to see people
launching near that sign, as it appears to give explicit permission.
-Tom
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