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Old 19th Mar 2002, 08:26
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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O.K. Guys and gals:. .. .Please go back and read my first post.. .. .Some of you are not seeing the forest for the trees so to speak. There are more roads on earth than the M25, in fact the M25 really isn't a road it is more like a parking lot.. .. .Note that I said a road is preferable if it looks safe to use and many roads will fit this criteria. Roads are just like runways with the odd obstruction such as wires, the hardest to see and poles, light standards, overpasses etc. These things can be avoided in most cases. Fields on the other hand are very tricky to judge from the air and in a great many instances the airplane gets damaged when landing in fields.. .. .Ask any crop duster how many roads they land on and there will be the the answer as to their suitability. . .. .Anyhow having spent many years in the cropdusting business I personally prefer roads.. .. .Fly safe and enjoy:. .. ..................... . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />
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