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Sweatpeas
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Solar Ultra Light to Baja
I have a solar ultra aircraft (Sunseeker) named the Vacanora I want to fly into central Baja in the month of December. Any recommendations?
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woody with a view
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As long as you drive it in nobody cares. Just watchout for those clandestine cartel strips. Prolly don't want to hang around those.
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Sweatpeas
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in TJ right now but flying in from my ranch in AZ
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ehall
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Interesting. Got any pictures?
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Sweatpeas
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Well trying to post pictures on here is doesn't seem to be my forte. Google.
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AKgringo
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I was trying not to be a troll, but I can't help myself!
Welcome to the forum, but I think that Sweet peas would have been a more pleasant image for your username than Sweat peas.
As for a recommendation, don't fly your solar plane at night. Have a great trip! 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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shari
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OOOh something new...cool...if you want to fly into Bahia Asuncion we would be happy to come out to the strip to pick you up and can lend you a
vehicle while you are here too...December is real nice here.
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ehall
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You need to use a picture hosting site. Photobucket, flikr, etc.
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David K
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As an ultralight, you probably don't need a 3,000 ft. runway? What do you require for landing and take off? How about wind limits?
Best of luck and we will be following your adventure with interest!
www.vivabaja.com
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4x4abc
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looks like it needs a paved runway
http://www.solar-flight.com/gallery/
takeoff
https://vimeo.com/92499008
[Edited on 10-18-2016 by 4x4abc]
Harald Pietschmann
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Sweatpeas
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Wow Shari, I am overwhelmed by your generosity. As the budget is very limited, it would be great to take advantage of this.
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David K
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There are some very long and rugged distances between the few paved runways in Baja. They all don't have permits to allow landings, either...
Please confirm, but I think these are the paved airports, some may be in poor condition:
Tijuana
Mexicali
Ensenada
San Felipe
San Quintin, military strip.
El Rosario
Santa Ynez
Bahia de los Angeles
Punta Prieta
Punta San Francisquito
Guerrero Negro
Isla Cedros
Bahia Tortugas
San Ignacio
Palo Verde (Santa Rosalia)
Loreto
Ciudad Constitucion
La Paz
Punta Pescadero
Los Cabos Int'l.
Cabo San Lucas
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Sweatpeas
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David, Thanks for the list. Paved strip is not a necessity but wind is a huge factor.
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bajaguy
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Don't leave home without it
Suggest you carry a SPOT
http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=100
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sancho
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Was at Muertos Bay, SE of La Paz back in the day, 3 ultralights
landed, with support vehicle, came out of AZ., what a total blast
that would be, crusing the entire Cortez Baja coast
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David K
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I recommend joining Bush Pilots International for the latest data.
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Alm
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Bush pilots in normal "gas" planes prefer PLB to SPOT. Though any distress communication is better than nothing.
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mtgoat666
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In baja the wind blows hard more often than not. Sometime its daily thermals, other times it just blows round the clock. It will be windy, suggest you
fly a plane that can take off or land in wind.
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Sweatpeas
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You need a pilot's license to fly a plane. Not so for an ultra light craft.
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Russ
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Punta Chivato has a nice dirt strip and so does Mulege ... But ... winds here can be strong after 10 am.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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