Tuesday morning at camp

The GoFast bus parked as a wind block for the helicopter all night. And the Palmers parked their RV as a wind block for the Stratofox camp.

Tuesday morning we photographed the wind damage which had occurred at Camp Stratofox on Monday while we were gone. The wind continued steadily all night but there was no further damage besides the group tent pole breakage and collapse,

(1536x1024 1013K) (500x333 22K)	Tuesday morning, Camp Stratofox is all that remains at the launch site. And at that, it isn't entirely intact after Monday's wind storms. The CSXT folks had taken the roof off the canopy and put it in the group tent. But the wind snapped some poles and collapsed the group tent after that. All the personal tents were just fine. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 1082K) (500x333 22K)	Camp Stratofox on Tuesday morning. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 911K) (500x333 21K)	With 40mph winds on the lakebed surface, it's way too windy for the helicopter to search. So they're going home. The GoFast bus has backed up from the wind-block position it has served for the helicopter overnight. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 858K) (500x333 16K)	The pilot starts the engine on the helicopter. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 866K) (500x333 17K)	The pilot lifts off and maintains a steady hover in the 40mph winds. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 848K) (500x333 16K)	The pilot makes a slow and well-controlled turn in the 40mph winds. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 679K) (500x333 16K)	The pilot makes a slow and well-controlled turn in the 40mph winds. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)
(1536x1024 825K) (500x333 18K)	The helicopter is now bound for home in Reno. (photo by Ian Kluft KO6YQ)

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