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RIB is yet another example of how liberalization is destroying things that once took actual work & dedication achieve. Great job guys, keep on leveling that playing field.
You're a real DXpeditoner that I respect. At least your position affects you, a DXpeditioner, personally. Please tell me what RIB is "destroying".
There are tiers to this. Have you been to places like South Georgia? Do you know what it would take to get you there, singly or in a group? Would a smaller human foot print help?
I can see why one might object to taking something like this to KH0, where operating restrictions are (I presume) minimal. You have been able to avoid nature preserves and the like? You have a regular house, right? It's more expensive (I presume) but that is it. Correct me if I have this wrong.
What is your answer for situations like Baker (which barely happened) where the team had to argue that verticals (yes verticals) would not be a danger to wildlife; protected birds in particular. What happens if next time the environmental pooh-bah says "no" because verticals, never mind spider beams, were too much? What if they decide they don't want laterines on these preserves anymore?
Would you then be less opposed, in such a case, to being able to park an RIB on a smaller sandbar where the official knows there are no birds and therefore can say "yes"? A sandbar that a team could not live on?
This is not an academic example. RIB came directly out of the experience on Baker in particular, but I've seen similar talk on other places that happen to be nature preserves we want to activate. Far too many, in fact.
It could be other places, too. What if we were allowed to do an RIB at Midway?
This is a shakedown cruise for more difficult operations, or so I gather. They may become more commonplace despite this, but they could be important for a lot of ever-tougher to activate places. So the Baker team that is doing this says.
Tell me what you think here.


I decoded them a couple of times too, but no contact. 