GDG- events

[The Mills]

Ron:

Site-R (Raven Rock) is a hollowed out mountain just outside the town of Waynesboro.  It is actually closer to Pen-Mar / Cascasde, but off Route 16.  It is a hollowed out mountain that is an active military base.  You can drive on Route 16 and see the tunnel going into the mountain.  If you stand on Little Round Top and look over Devil's Den at the mountains you will see a mountain top with towers and radio towers on them, this is Site-R.  It was a command center built in the event of a nuclear war.  It was where Cheney went when 9/11 happened.  

I was in Gettysburg the days after 9/11 and it was amazing the amount of air traffic around that mountain.  

If you google Site-R, you can actually find aerial photos of the mountain and parts of the towers, air vents and thing of this sort.  

Thanks
Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Chaplin <ronchaplin at gmail.com>
To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:44:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: GDG- events

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Andy,

What is Site-R?

Ron

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:26 PM, cygnus <cygnus at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> That sounds exciting !
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Mills" <kkamills at embarqmail.com>
> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:57 AM
> Subject: RE: GDG- events
>
>
> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> >
> >
> > A couple years ago, I remember watching an F-16 (OK, I am not sure if it
> > was an F-16, but it was a military fighter jet, and to me, every
> military
> > fighter jet is an F-16 because I know no other type) circle a small
> single
> > engine plane as it flew over the battlefield.  The fighter plane circled
> > it a few times until it landed and it was only a few hundred feet I
> would
> > estimate over the battlefield.  I assume the plane entered restricted
> > airspace, as most of it is I assume because of the very close proximity
> to
> > Site-R and Camp David.
> >
> > So it you do rent a small two-seater, make sure you have clearance to
> > avoid a similar fate ;-)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Andy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:
> gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
> > On Behalf Of Jim Ferguson
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:22 AM
> > To: 'GDG'
> > Subject: RE: GDG- events
> >
> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> >
> >
> >
> > The Mid Atlantic Soaring Center airport is in Fairfield, on the other
> side
> > of Rt 16 (Fairfield Rd) from Jacks Mountain. Not sure if they are active
> > in
> > the winter but I would guess, for a fee, someone would do 360's around
> the
> > GNMP. Maybe you could try it from a two-seat trainer. That might be
> > exciting.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:
> gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
> > On Behalf Of Alan D. Brunelle
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:06 AM
> > To: GDG
> > Subject: Re: GDG- events
> >
> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> >
> >
> > cygnus wrote:
> >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> >>
> >>
> >> Is anything special going on in the 'Burg March 1- 5th?  I will be out
> >> there and would like any insight to anything interesting .  Also,
> >> does anyone know of a flying service that would allow me to buy an
> >> hour of flight time over the battlefield?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Mike
> >
> > Hi Mike -
> >
> > Not aware of any, but you get the same effect by sitting high up in the
> > auditorium and looking at the electric map.
> >
> > Alan
> > PS. Sorry... :-)
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