Traveling to TX

The early morning meet wasn't that bad and most of the crew was in the LZ as I arrived. We briefly took a few pictures as we readied for departure and started to roll by 6:30 (pretty much on schedule). With no traffic to speak of we were at the Arizona / California border by 9:00am and rolled through Phoenix by noon. As usual nice clouds over the southern Arizona sky greeted us along the way to New Mexico.

Radio comms have been basically non existent and we are wondering if my radio rig is even working. At the moment the Trio is our only internet access and really proving it's worth. I've check email a few times and the blog. It's also the only way we've been able to raise anybody (other vehicles).

Just checked the weather from the Trio and already it looks like the first day is in jeopardy from threats of TS more wide spread than previous forecasts indicated. Have to keep a good look at this during the next few days. It's likely we'll have earlier tasks and possibly shorter ones. We were discussing the possibilities of getting caught in the rain and think carrying a big plastic bag for the instruments and harness might be a good idea. The glider is going to have to tough it out. Lightning strikes might also be a possibility, so reading up on reducing lightning strikes might be a good idea.

NWS is reducing the possibility of precipitation on Tuesday but their confidence is not that high.