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I seen today that Dick’s Sports has canopies on sale. 10’x10′ starting at $70.00

At a yard sale last year I got one of these Kelty carport shelters, and it held up well at BALLS, when the cold front came through and the wind was whipping at 40+ mph//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250668373263&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=6a9107901290a06752350585ffb54732&itemid=250668373263&ff4=263602_263622I’m sure…[Read more]

at the July launch, my “quick shade” brand with angled poles held up great with the lid on when others mangled during the Saturday afternoon squall. Then sunday, we were breaking camp and just plain forgot about it. The stakes…   Read more»

I’ve gone through 3 identical EZ-shade brand 10’x10′ sunshades over the last 7 years – one from Walmart and the other two from Home Depot at prices ranging from $96 to $135. These are reasonable quality for the class of…   Read more»

This subject just came up on the AeroPac list. I have a canopy that is not an ‘easy up’ but one that all the poles come apart. In the 8 years I’ve had it, I’ve only taken the top off…   Read more»

I prefer the straight leg versus the angled for most of the reasons Mike already mentioned. The nicer ones have the button push or pullpin device for the locking buttons and some actually have sewn on tabs for the tie…   Read more»

Very good question, I am buying one the first of Aug.I went walking around after a big evening wind this pastlaunch., and ask a lot of questions.Vertical poles -VS- Angled poles. There were some of each left standing.The vertical poles…   Read more»

Geof,Welcome back! How was math in Australia? Are they backwards like the toilets?

Only if your membership has been lapsed for at least a year. If it expired less than a year ago, you should be good to go.

Not soon. I got my butt spanked pretty good on that one. If anyone wondered how far/deep it was from Pawnee NG to China by the shortest linear route, you now have a pretty good idea. Digging it out sucked.Anyway,…   Read more»

Welcome back Geof :DGood to hear that you’re back, and I hope you had a great time in Australia. I look forward to seeing you and your gliders back at the launch site. Do you think you’ll be trying your…   Read more»

Welcome back. Can’t wait to see some more of your gliders.Ken

Anyone interested?

Hey Mike,Thanks for all the pictures and viedos. I made 7.11.10, the blue one, right before the amazing chute deployment at 10’Did anyone happen to get up in the middle of the night and look at the stars before moon…   Read more»

Great pictures and even better video work. I’ll get flight logs posted soon and congrats to new members and newly certified and everyone else. High July launch was epic. Lots of flights Saturday, not as many Sunday but better weather…   Read more»

Nice pictures. Too bad a certain launch video is missing…;)

Mike, thanks again for those pictures!

Landed way to the southeast too. It was dual deploy but still landed one half mile (according to my Garmin) due Southeast. There is a gentle rise out there that’s hard to see. It hides rockets behind it well. I…   Read more»

Oh no – you lost it? I didn’t see you coming back with it, but I had assumed that you found it.Just so you know, my Nike that launched around the same time as your Patriot ended up a LOT…   Read more»