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To: expatpat

I can see where hard to see wires would be a little bit of a problem. Yikes!


69 posted on 04/27/2005 7:47:17 AM PDT by 1FASTGLOCK45 (FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
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To: 1FASTGLOCK45; expatpat; Ramius

I learned to fly initially in Eastern WA, which is largely, flat, open and agricultural. There, we were encouraged in 'engine-out' training to look for good fields and avoid roads, both to avoid the risk of unseen power lines and to avoid danger to vehicles and people on the ground.

It only took a few flights over on the Western side of the state, with both more population, and hilly ground covered in douglas firs, to realize that much of my training in Eastern WA was just fantasy. Here, you'd be lucky to find a field, and roads, power lines or no, seem a lot more attractive as an option.

But you have none of these choices at night. You can't see much of anything you are descending into, and the humanitarian thing to do is to avoid the only things you can see... places with lights. There's no good outcome at night when the engine quits.


71 posted on 04/27/2005 7:59:34 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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