Pretty sure this whole are Bill and Robert are talking about can be called
Area 51. I know that is not technically correct as they have had other area
numbers out there but most folks would just say Area 51. I was warned to
never stray into their airspace, but I think I got a clearance to fly
through it once. We had tactical call signs assigned by the military and we
got to fly through other R areas before. Telephone One was a M-20 and
Telephone Two was a C-150. Once they cleared me through at 150 agl or
below. I accepted the clearance. That was a fun afternoon. I think they
were bluffing.
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From: Jan-GAMs
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 2:20 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Earth Placemark: Kolob Central Office.kmz
Isn't that the same flight that stops at area 51?
On 1/16/23 12:11, Bill Prince wrote:
When I was there, they had a daily "shuttle" that flew a couple dozen
employees between there are Las Vegas. The gig I was on got me there on a
weekly shuttle between Livermore CA and the private airport on site.
Because I finished my part of the gig 4 days early, I was looking at no
way to get back to the Bay Area for (maybe) 4 days until the weekly
shuttle came around again.
There were zero commercial flights out of Tonopah, and their little
airport, so I asked the proprietor at the motel if I could rent a car at
the Tonopah airport. She replied that yes, I could rent a car at the
airport. I said "Great! I want to rent a one-way to the Bay Area." She
answered back, "Oh Joe (don't remember the real name) wouldn't let you do
that with his car." Whoops.
In the end, one of the seats on the daily shuttle became "available", and
I got out of there and to Las Vegas where I hopped a flight from there to
SFO.
bp
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On 1/16/2023 11:46 AM, Robert Andrews wrote:
Tonapah is also famous in weather circles for the "Tonapah Low"... Which
is a lot like how you feel when you stay there...
On 1/16/23 10:15, Bill Prince wrote:
The nearby town where I stayed (it was a 3-day gig) is called Tonopah,
which I was told was an Indian word meaning "little wood, little water".
That was an understatement.
bp
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On 1/16/2023 9:56 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
I have flown around it a few times. Tikaboo Peak is nearby and I think
on the edge of the restricted area.
I used to serve a town in Utah named Ticaboo.
*From:* Bill Prince
*Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2023 10:18 AM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google Earth Placemark: Kolob Central Office.kmz
I don't know how much I can talk about it; needed a clearance (and
escort) to be there.
bp
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On 1/16/2023 8:32 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
Looks like a place to get probed.
*From:* Bill Prince
*Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2023 8:46 AM
*To:* af@af.afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google Earth Placemark: Kolob Central
Office.kmz
Not so sure about that. I was at a place that felt like Nowhere back
in 1978 (or79?). It sure looked and felt like Nowhere.
bp
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On 1/16/2023 7:01 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
If nowhere was on a map, this would be it.
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