TMT construction begins Monday 15 July

[Hapunatic]

With the many millions of dollars in observatory equipment at stake it seems that maybe they should consider flying essential staff up by helicopter, a flight in the morning and one late in the afternoon. Avoid the MK access road altogether for now.

Mauna Kea summit is 2000’ below Blue Hawaiian helicopters service ceiling for those Airbus Eco Stars. A Eurocopter (now Airbus) landed on top of Mt. Everest at 29,000 ft.

Scientists flew in helicopters over erupting lava every day here last summer. Let’s not lose ALL the telescopes.