We would like to take this moment to acknowledge the concerns of many people; that we have left the 747 on the Playa for others to deal with, that our project is MOOP, or that our actions might in some way threaten the permitting process for Burning Man as a whole. As a collective of 500+ volunteers who have been working on this since 2014 the last thing we would want to do is to leave behind an ecological disaster on the playa or in any way impact Burning Man from getting their permit. We acknowledge that our exodus plan has not gone as expected and we apologize for any undue stress this has caused to the greater burner community, for the Burning Man Org, and especially the BLM with whom we’ve always sought good relations and whom we are working closely with to resolve this situation as rapidly as possible.

We just want to take a moment to let people know:
1. We have not abandoned the plane
2. We have a plan
3. We are working with the BLM to move the plane into its storage location in a manner that is in compliance with the requisite regulations and also in good stewardship of the land

Thank you to the thousands of people who have supported this project. Our goal is and has always been to inspire people around the world to create. We realize the impact that this situation can have on other projects and are doing our best to work quickly to move the plane to its new home.

Your Big Imagination Crew
info@bigimagination.org