Date: 1/13/25 10:40 pm From: Jim Long via groups.io <tagdesjim...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Ocean Park, Jan 13
Hi Wes,
RTLS is return to launch site, yes it'll be to SLC 4 and I'm hopefully
going to be Union Sugar. Yeah the double boom reminds me of listening at
night during LRRP training at Fort Ord.
Jim
805 637 0967
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM Wesley Fritz <wes-fritz...> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> Forgive me but what does RTLS mean/stand for?
>
> If they close W Ocean at Union Sugar this should mean they are landing the
> first stage back on pad#5, meaning a nice sonic boom!
> There are conflicting launch locations, one says #5 and another says #4
> but all the launch times match up.
> This is pretty interesting as in 2025 we have sent up 6 and tomorrow’s
> will be the 7th. They have launched 424 Flacon 9’s since 2018. It will take
> 2 stages to reach orbit. Oh good! They just marked pad # 4 for the first
> stage to land on.
>
> Good birding
>
> Wes Fritz
> 805 895 0685
> <wes-fritz...>
> Solvang CA
>
> On Jan 13, 2025, at 5:29 PM, Jim Long via groups.io <tagdesjim=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>
> Just a note that tomorrow morning will be very crowded and closed at Union
> Sugar for the RTLS launch at 10:49am.
>
> Jim Long
> SBCo # 412 Painted Bunting
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM Florence Sanchez via groups.io
> <sanchezucsb11...> wrote:
>
>> I spent Sunday night in San Luis Obispo and stopped at Ocean Park on my
>> way home. The road in is still flooded and remains closed to vehicles. AS
>> I did a week ago, I walked in a ways and scanned the marsh and estuary from
>> the road. The duck life is still incredible. Best sightings were a Common
>> Goldeneye (seen only previous visit), and the continuing male Long-tailed
>> Duck. The LT Duck was swimming in the estuary on the far side of the
>> trestle and definitely required a good scope to pick up.
>>
>> Repair work continues on the shoulder of the road outside the park and
>> the workers still have their trucks and equipment parked in the driveway of
>> the cattle feedlot. However, there don't seem to be any cattle present at
>> this time.
>>
>> Florence Sanchez
>>
>>
>
>
