Following are Kurt's daily status reports during setup:
September 9
Travel from Boulder to Flagstaff
September 10
Penske 85% unloaded
NEAR sited in (anchors) and base plate installed
Base trailer sited
Tried to access FAR to install base plate and anchors, but way too wet, almost got stuck!
Gotta wait till it dries out - approx. 1/2 mile of submerged road (2 lane track) right around where the tower is supposed to go.
Talked to Brad Andes, he will get with me on Thursday.
Tomorrow is a busy day - set anchors for NEAR, and hopefully download all concrete blocks as well as generators and fuel bladders.
Very happy with progress so far, especially with the rain we are dealing with!
Talked to Ken as well; I told him to wait and see what progress we make tomorrow before coming up on thursday.
September 11
Base trailer is partially set up - leveled and generator hooked up, porch etc. all thanks to John and Laura.
Fuel tanks for ISFS and ISS in place.
Anchors set for NEAR, 449, and base towers
Concrete blocks staged for helicopter lift
Tomorrow we are set to install anchors at FAR, meet with Brad Andes and confirm anchor pull specs with Ken Shively.
We may even get to play with heavy steel......
September 12
Some good news and some bad.....
We got anchor verification for NEAR, BASE , and 449 today from Ken Shively, but FAR has one anchor we have yet to get to "hold". Will attack that anchor later in the week as we have other issues to attend to.
Met with Brad Andes today and went over the "no go zone" at rim and unfortunately, the NE anchor was in that zone. I will move the site accordingly and will keep you informed as to our progress.
Over all I feel we are on track and moving ahead.
The next few days will be spent on getting the platforms ready for the rim site and surveying how the tower will fit into the new approved "go zone".