In a Remote Part of Utah, Life Alone in a Hangar (2012)

Another person did the same thing in East Germany a few years later, which is possibly even more impressive (as the security was likely much higher there):

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-05-29/news/mn-692_1_berlin-...

I saw a documentary about it on TV last year, although I can't remember what channel, and nothing relevant seems to come up on youtube.

Fascinating people! It would be interesting to drop in on Ivo and have a chat with him, although it would probably be good to get PPR first so he doesn't try and shoot the plane down (and bush-tires might be a good idea, unless you know the runway condition).

Here's another story of a family escaping from Eastern Germany via a home-made hot air balloon: https://www.ballonflucht.de/html/englisch.html

yeah, those were some properly fed times back home. people were shot on the borders, electrocuted on wires, blown up by landmines and killed by border dogs. my father used to do hang gliders back then, and told me about the failed attempt to escape that had guy falling down, but down in half by opened garage doors (i think after some shooting aimed at him). Another ones trying to cross border river in winter by swimming, putting thick layer of fat on their bodies, and only 1 out of 2 making it on the other side.

this is how Russian mentality sees 'helping out' to their friends. anytime I hear anything seemingly nice from Putin (or anybody from east), these memories put things in perspective.

Thanks for the recommendation, just ordered a copy.

Any of the host of easily-transmissible diseases, but probably cholera, yes. "You have died of dysentery" didn't become the meme of Oregon Trail for nothing.

actually there is a link in the story:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/03/29/garden/20120329-...

When I lived in Utah, I owned some land. If you want cheap desert and sagebrush, Iron / Millard / Box Elder Counties are good options. For treed, remote, secluded parcels, check out Hamlin Valley if you have a sturdy 4x4. Cheap desert can be be had in lots of places, like Modena and Delta.

Your limiting factor will be procuring water rights.

Being as far out as he is, he should just become a ham. Trust me, it gets rather.... "warm" working next to some of the larger repeaters.

Don't warm your house! Warm you!

But yea, he probably did install some insulation. It would bake you alive on a hot day if you sat in there with nothing.

I lived in a hangar for 3 months. It had a bedroom built into it. That small space was insulated and had an air conditioner/heater.