BajaNomad - check this out.

check this out.

capt. mike - 4-20-2010 at 01:17 PM

from a friend.

Today, 4 ultralites flew into el Galito at Hotel Serenidad! a pilot from Morelia on the mainland, one from Mexico City, one Quetro, etc. 3 are manufactured in Australia! They were greeted by 7 of the 12 soldiers..for security (WHAT could THEY haul?) They TRAILERED up to Mexicali, assembled their "plane?" and flew to Guerro Negro, then the town of San Ignacio Tue 4/19/10, then today to Serenidad at 70 mph, with 80 hp otax 4 stroke engines burning 2.3 gph at 2,800 ft, and carrying 15 gallons! Quite a site... About 25 people came to the serenidad to observe the unusual event! Sunny day, NO WIND, 80F here in Mulege today...

i'll be there again in May 7th. can't wait - what WX!! :bounce:

Interesting statistics

bajaguy - 4-20-2010 at 01:46 PM

From US Homeland Security:

For FY 2009:
118 Suspect ultra-light events
68 confirmed
24 UL related seizures
12 Ultra-lights seized
5,664 lbs. of marijuana
23 individuals have been arrested

18 seizures were made in the Tucson Sector AOR, totaling to 4,781 lbs. of marijuana, 16 arrests and 6 ultra-lights were seized.

For FY 2010:
189 suspect ultra-light events
132 confirmed targets
9 seizures total
1,984 lbs. of marijuana
9 arrests
two ultra-lights seized

6 seizures were made in the Tucson Sector AOR for 915 lbs. of marijuana, 5 arrests and 2 ultra-lights.

The three remaining seizures were in Yuma Sector AOR

capt. mike - 4-20-2010 at 04:24 PM

yeah - sumthin else ain't it??
gives me a seizure just pondering it!!
one guy crashed his UL full of pot west of NOGO just a few months ago - he was WAY overloaded and lost control at altitude - result - spun in and assumed quickly room temperature.....or desert temp that is.
wonder if wanted to do a bong on the way down to his doom??

elgatoloco - 4-20-2010 at 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by capt. mike
yeah - sumthin else ain't it??
gives me a seizure just pondering it!!
one guy crashed his UL full of pot west of NOGO just a few months ago - he was WAY overloaded and lost control at altitude - result - spun in and assumed quickly room temperature.....or desert temp that is.
wonder if wanted to do a bong on the way down to his doom??

vaporizer,maybe?

bajalou - 4-20-2010 at 07:05 PM

A friend of mine made several trips from Santa Barbara CA to Cabo in a ultra-lite. A group use to make that trip each year. - course that was 15-20 years ago.

capt. mike - 4-21-2010 at 05:50 AM

check out pompanos post and pics here.