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FYI, the beach is not the worst choice out this way. Not perfect, but I know folks who've successfully made emergency beach landings. Now taking off again is a *completely* different matter... >From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >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. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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