[Texascavers] TCMA Rolling Oaks Work Day, Saturday, May 9th in San Antonio
We're having another volunteer work day at Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwest San Antonio) on *Saturday, May 9th at 10am*. The main purposes are to clean up the grounds (trash and branches) and to continue the dig at Niche Cave, which is full of old farm trash and sediment that is washing in. We need people, buckets, shovels. Bring your own drinks and snacks for the work. TCMA will provide bottled water and light lunch. The cave preserve is located at *224 Laurel Ridge Lane, San Antonio, TX 78253*. All visitors to the Preserve will be asked to sign a liability waiver. Meet at 10:00 am. Bring your own cave gear if you wish to enter any of the four Preserve caves after the dig. I can be reached at 509-899-0007 or ellie.tho...@gmail.com in case any one gets lost, or if you would like coordinate more details. No need to RSVP if you are attending, just show up! Trip will be canceled in the event of rain. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] UT/USS Grotto Meeting 4/29!
Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Pete Strickland will be talking about his recent trip to Quintana Roo! The meeting, hosted by the University Speleological Society, is at 7:45pmin *Burdine 136*. Follow this link to a map of where the building is located on the University of Texas campus: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/bur.html For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see www.utgrotto.org Officer contact, trip reports, event calendar, and new caver training links to beginner trips or vertical rope training are available. Before the meeting, take advantage of Sao Paulo www.saopaulos.net for happy hour specials. Attendance by cavers varies but this area is the best place to park and meet folks walking over to the meeting. Then after the USS meeting, we continue with the decades long tradition to reconvene for burgers, beer, and tall tales of caving at Posse East. www.posse-east.com Cheers, Mimi Alexander UT Grotto Vice Chair ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TCMA Rolling Oaks Work Day; another reference for dating old artifacts
Here's another good resource for dating common 20th Century artifacts you'll find in caves that were used as trash dumps, like Niche Cave. http://www.sha.org/index.php/view/page/20thCent_artifacts Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.com On 4/28/2015 9:10 AM, Ellie Watson via Texascavers wrote: We're having another volunteer work day at Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwest San Antonio) on *Saturday, May 9th at 10am*. The main purposes are to clean up the grounds (trash and branches) and to continue the dig at Niche Cave, which is full of old farm trash and sediment that is washing in. We need people, buckets, shovels. Bring your own drinks and snacks for the work. TCMA will provide bottled water and light lunch. The cave preserve is located at *224 Laurel Ridge Lane, San Antonio, TX 78253*. All visitors to the Preserve will be asked to sign a liability waiver. Meet at 10:00 am. Bring your own cave gear if you wish to enter any of the four Preserve caves after the dig. I can be reached at 509-899-0007 tel:509-899-0007 or ellie.tho...@gmail.com mailto:ellie.tho...@gmail.com in case any one gets lost, or if you would like coordinate more details. No need to RSVP if you are attending, just show up! Trip will be canceled in the event of rain. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Texas Hydro-geo Workshop September 25-27, 2015 at Cave Without A Name
Folks, The Bexar Grotto of the National Speleological Society is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop at Cave Without A Name near Boerne, Texas. The dates for the workshop are September 25-27, 2015. The workshop will open on Friday afternoon on September 25 with modules starting on Saturday and running through Sunday at noon. Camping is provided along with Saturday breakfast and dinner and Sunday breakfast. Registration also includes an event T shirt. Our event Keynote Speaker is Dr. Neven Kresic, karst hydrologist and author. Please be aware that space is limited and we are expecting to reach full capacity for the event. The event sold out at 200 people last year and we are expected to reach capacity again this year even with the addition of approximately 20 spaces. Registration is now open on the web page at 2015 Texas Hydro Geo Workshophttp://caves.org/grotto/bexargrotto/HydroGeo15/ or www.caves.org/grotto/bexargrotto/hydrogeo15http://www.caves.org/grotto/bexargrotto/hydrogeo15 We will be updating the web page with additional event and module information. We are hoping to create a program to allow signup using a web app. Thanks, and hope to see you there Geary Schindel Gregg Williams Event Co-Chairs attachment: winmail.dat___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Not that it’s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule yesterday and got tasered. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating-drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918 -Frank Binney On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Not all Texas State Parks prohibit it, some do. Always research and ask before flying a drone in public property. Charles On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Not that it’s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule yesterday and got tasered. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating-drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918 -Frank Binney On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] New Passages/TCMA newsletter
Hi, all – The spring edition of Passages, the Texas Cave Management Association newsletter, is now available online. It was distributed during the TSA Convention at CWAN. Check out the latest issue http://www.tcmacaves.org/PDF/passages/Pass_v15n2.pdf along with our fall edition http://www.tcmacaves.org/PDF/passages/Pass_v15n1.pdf at: http http://www.tcmacaves.org://www.tcmacaves.org http://www.tcmacaves.org Please consider joining TCMA – if you're not already a member! – and sharing articles and photos from your trips to TCMA preserves and other events. Please send contributions to the editor jjor...@gmail.com or the associate editor rdmilhol...@yahoo.com, R.D.Milhollin. Thanks, Jay Jorden jjor...@gmail.com 214.202.6611 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] News from NCKRI: groundwater and management conference announcements
Dear Friends, Below are announcements for two upcoming conferences this year: 1) Karst Groundwater at Birmingham 2015 provisional programme 2) National Cave and Karst Management Symposium call for papers Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested. Thank you, George Karst Groundwater at Birmingham 2015 The provisional programme for Karst Groundwater at Birmingham 2015 is attached. The oral programme has been fully subscribed but there is still space for additional poster presentations. The registration deadline is 7th May after which late registrations will be accepted up to 15th June 2015 but will be subject to a £40 surcharge. For further information see http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/kgatb/index.aspx or email kg...@contacts.bham.ac.ukmailto:kg...@contacts.bham.ac.ukmailto:kg...@contacts.bham.ac.uk%3cmailto:kg...@contacts.bham.ac.uk Professor John Gunn Limestone Research Group School of Geography Earth Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT Tel : +44 7890 291333 e-mail : j.gun...@bham.ac.ukmailto:j.gun...@bham.ac.uk www.birmingham.ac.uk/gunn-johnhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/gunn-john Call for Papers National Cave and Karst Management Symposium October 19-23, 2015 Cave City, Kentucky We are now accepting papers for NCKMS 2015. The theme for the Symposium is Hidden Landscapes - Hidden Challenges, with particular emphasis on management issues related to human impact on karst. However, we encourage oral presentations and/ or poster submissions on all topics related to the management of caves and karst resources. The deadline for paper submission is September 7, 2015. Visit our website for more information on the Call for Papers. (http://www.cave-research.org/NCKMS2015/callForPapers.html). The 21st Annual National Cave and Karst Management Symposium will be held in the heart of the southcentral Kentucky karst in the Mammoth Cave region of the state. The venue for NCKMS 2015 is the Cave City Convention Center located in Cave City, Kentucky, situated just minutes of off Interstate I-65 and convenient to the international airports of Nashville, Tennessee ( 1.5 hours to the south) and Louisville, Kentucky (1.5 hours to the north). Since the early 1800s, Cave City has hosted visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park, which is a World Heritage Sitehttps://email.wku.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=ihGU5uxibUma1pMqbB_rUo4sgGIHU9IIJxaIORo_HvTdrwYoLmvIBgfQg1aEKMpSUnO9Qh5WSIk.URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.worldheritagesite.org%2fsites%2fmammothcave.html, International Biosphere Reservehttps://email.wku.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=ihGU5uxibUma1pMqbB_rUo4sgGIHU9IIJxaIORo_HvTdrwYoLmvIBgfQg1aEKMpSUnO9Qh5WSIk.URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bradd.org%2findex.php%2fmammoth-cave-area-biosphere-reserve.html, and the second oldest tourist attraction in the United States with 53,000 acres of natural preserve and over 400 miles of mapped passageways...the longest cave system in the world. The Symposium is hosted by Cave Research Foundation, Mammoth Cave National Park, and Western Kentucky University. As the theme for NCKMS 2015 is Hidden Landscapes-Hidden Challenges, field trips will visit the surface and hidden landscapes of Mammoth Cave National Park and surrounding areas and will also feature field trips to Bowling Green, Kentucky to discuss the challenges of urban development on karst. A selection of seven outstanding workshops will be offered on Monday, October 19, 2015. The workshops will provide hands-on experiences with the techniques and skills necessary for studying, monitoring, and managing cave systems and karst areas. The week after NCKMS 2015, Mammoth Cave and WKU's Karst Field Studies Program will be offering a week-long course on cave management (October 26-30, 2015). The course can be taken as a workshop, for university credit (either graduate or undergraduate), or for Continuing Education credits. See the website for more information. For more information on NCKMS 2015 please visit our website at http://www.cave-research.org/NCKMS2015/index.html or contact Pat Kambesis (pat.kambe...@wku.eduhttps://email.wku.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=ihGU5uxibUma1pMqbB_rUo4sgGIHU9IIJxaIORo_HvTdrwYoLmvIBgfQg1aEKMpSUnO9Qh5WSIk.URL=mailto%3apat.kambesis%40wku.edu) George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.orgmailto:gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.orghttp://www.nckri.org Karst Groundwater Meeting - provisional programme.pdf Description: Karst Groundwater Meeting - provisional programme.pdf ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Not that it¹s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule yesterday and got tasered. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating- drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918 -Frank Binney On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/ Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Karst Information Portal updates
A few months ago Bill Mixon pointed out some gaps and problems with some Texas Caver issues on the Karst Information Portal. Most of those were the result of problems in the files posted on the TSA website which were copied over to the Portal. This post, which I apologize for being a bit late, is to let you know that all of the reported problems have been fixed and the problematic issues rescanned and reposted. My thanks to Bill for letting me know about the problems. If anyone sees any problem with anything posted on the Portal, please let me know. If you haven't been there, the Karst Information Portal holds an on-line library of international cave and karst publications that you can access for free at www.karstportal.orghttp://www.karstportal.org. George George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Winter would be better. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Paradise Canyon October 15, 16, 17 18. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Sounds good, I had planned to bring it to get aerial footage, much like I did at TSA. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kurt L. Menking via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has seen coyotes coming and going. He wants us to check it out. We could do the drone first, then try to reach it from above. Kurt -Original Message- From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:35 PM To: Cavetex Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Sounds good, I had planned to bring it to get aerial footage, much like I did at TSA. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kurt L. Menking via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has seen coyotes coming and going. He wants us to check it out. We could do the drone first, then try to reach it from above. Kurt -Original Message- From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:35 PM To: Cavetex Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves
Oct. 15 to 18, 2015. -- Lyndon Tiu On Apr 28, 2015 12:53 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Sounds good, I had planned to bring it to get aerial footage, much like I did at TSA. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kurt L. Menking via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, Bring it to TCR this year. There is a cavy looking lead high up in the cliff that the owner has seen coyotes coming and going. He wants us to check it out. We could do the drone first, then try to reach it from above. Kurt -Original Message- From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:35 PM To: Cavetex Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I had a couple of people approach me about drones and caving this weekend at the TSA convention. I did not get names from people, and anytime there is alcohol involved, I'm not going to remember who. If you are interested in drone flying and more specifically if you have a trip or project that can benefit from me assisting with my drone, contact me off-list. I'll gladly assist as I can for any projects. Where I can see the drone helping is with ridge walking, checking out high leads in caves (that have enough room for the drone to maneuver) and also checking out leads on cliff faces. It can potentially be used to check out pits before dropping into one, depending on the size/nature of the pit. While it does pretty good in wind, that's a factor that has to be taken into account, as well as obstacles. We'll also have to keep it away from any bats, since it's a bit noisy and we don't want to disturb them. It might be useful in scaring off other varmits to move them away from an entrance (snakes, etc). Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
