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Leslie wrote: > Have to take a little issue with the not flying over places > where you can't land, being a New England pilot. Not many > open fields here, and not much choice about it. Leslie, I've flown into your aircraft carrier airport at Chester, Connecticut, and I understand what you say. I've never had as much pucker factor as flying over your section of Connecticut. Forests EVERYWHERE and narrow cuts through the trees for the roads. There were mighty few cleared fields. I'll grant that even smart pilots in your area don't have much choice about flying over forests. Conversely, when I was flying over the western forests, I had much more choice in where to fly to be within gliding distance of a usable landing spot. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: N161LH 3B9 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Hughes Racer Hey, I'm home, but the plane is still in Ohio. When we called the briefer, all he said was "The tops are at 55 grand, and will be that way for about a week. Any questions?" Have to take a little issue with the not flying over places where you can't land, being a New England pilot. Not many open fields here, and not much choice about it. Leslie Holbrook Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) Chester, CT 3B9 >From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Coupe-List" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Hughes Racer >Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 19:17:37 -0500 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > >It seems that every year at least one plane has a fatal crash on the way >to or from Oshkosh. It illustrates the point that flying small planes >is closer to the safety level of motorcycles than it is to the safety >record of autos. > >Follow-up thought: The cause of accidents in small airplanes is MUCH >more in the control of the pilot than the safety of motorcycles is in >the control of the rider. > >A smart pilot can >NOT fly into clouds >NOT fly at night when there are clouds or when there's no moon >NOT run out of fuel >NOT fly over places where you can't successfully land >NOT do several other things. > >And just those first four NOTs take care of the majority of airplane >fatalities. Though small airplanes may, overall, have the same safety >as motorcycles, the people who avoid the major NOTs have few accidents >and drag up the average. > >How does that quote go? Something like: Few things in life are as >unforgiving of mistakes as aviation. > >Ed Burkhead >http://edburkhead.com/ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hartmut Beil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 6:05 PM >To: Paul M. Anton; PNW Flying; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Hughes Racer > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any advice in this forum.]---- > > >Oh. That is a bummer! >http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire_num=113724 > >Hartmut >N3330H >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul M. Anton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PNW Flying" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:12 PM >Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Hughes Racer > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > I just caught a news flash that the Hughes Racer crashed in >Yellowstone >Park > > killing the pilot. > > > > What a bummer. > > > > Cheers: > > > > Paul > > NC2273H > > > > >======================================================================= = >==== >== > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > >======================================================================= = >====== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > >======================================================================= ======= >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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