X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:13:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f176.google.com ([209.85.223.176] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTPS id 6132077 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:58:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.223.176; envelope-from=mwsletten@gmail.com Received: by mail-ie0-f176.google.com with SMTP id x14so2930110ief.35 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:57:50 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.140.5 with SMTP id rc5mr890908igb.78.1363831070490; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:57:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.136.66 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:57:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:57:50 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again From: Mark Sletten X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f83a34b7e3c5204d865aa21 --e89a8f83a34b7e3c5204d865aa21 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bill, Making the only logical choice based on a valid risk assessment is not a tail tucking maneuver. No one who's accomplished what you have so far can possibly be considered anything but dauntless. Blue skies and tailwinds my intrepid friend! --Mark From: "Bill Harrelson" Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:03 PM To: Subject: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again > Hola Listers, > > Just returned from the met office and it ain't good news. There's a cold > rain falling here now and tomorrow will have rain with surface winds of 40 > knots. The next several days have a series of fronts passing over Tierra > del Fuego, the Drake Passage and/or the Antarctic Peninsula. If the > passage is forecast to be reasonably free of ice then there's ice over the > peninsula or vice versa. More often than not there's ice in all three > places. The met guy says that this is the warmest year on record in this > area. The warmth brings moisture and ice. > > Wednesday and Thursday are unacceptable and it's looking pretty grim for > getting to the pole any time this week. Saturday is the next possible > window and I'm waiting here to see if that pans out. It's really too late > in the season to wait much longer than that. I'm formulating a plan B for > putting my tail between my legs and heading home. > > I'll try to keep you guys up on what's going on. > > Bill Harrelson > N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs > N6ZQ IV 220 hrs --e89a8f83a34b7e3c5204d865aa21 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,

Making the = only logical choice based on a valid risk assessment is not a tail tucking = maneuver. No one who's accomplished what you have so far can possibly b= e considered anything but dauntless.

Blue skies and tailwinds my intrepid friend!

--Mark



From: "Bill Harrel= son" <n5zq@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March= 19, 2013 2:03 PM
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [LML] Stuck= outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again

> Hola Listers,
>
> Just returned f= rom the met office and it ain't good news. =A0There's a cold=
> rain falling he= re now and tomorrow will have rain with surface winds of 40
> knots. The next= several days have a series of fronts passing over Tierra
> del Fuego, the = Drake Passage and/or the Antarctic Peninsula. =A0If the
> passage is fore= cast to be reasonably free of ice then there's ice over the
> peninsula or vi= ce versa. More often than not there's ice in all three
> places. =A0The = met guy says that this is the warmest year on record in this
> area. The warmt= h brings moisture and ice.
>
> Wednesday and T= hursday are unacceptable and it's looking pretty grim for
> getting to the = pole any time this week. Saturday is the next possible
> window and I= 9;m waiting here to see if that pans out. =A0It's really too late
> in the season t= o wait much longer than that. I'm formulating a plan B for
> putting my tail= between my legs and heading home.
>
> I'll try to= keep you guys up on what's going on.
>
> Bill Harrelson<= /span>
> N5ZQ 320 2,150 = hrs
> N6ZQ =A0IV =A02= 20 hrs --e89a8f83a34b7e3c5204d865aa21--