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Old 16th Nov 2008, 16:55
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jellycopter
 
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You are indeed correct. You must always have a Plan 'B'.......and maybe C and D too.

Given that in the real world the job simply has to get done sometimes (at least that's how it sometimes feels!), pushing on with Plan A in deteriorating conditions is quite acceptable to a point, provided one can recognise when to revert to Plan B.

As regards the Twin-Squirrel, the flight profile adopted after the initial orbit and descent over the haulage yard looks to me like a classic case of 'Direct to'. I don't think I would have attempted this if I was relying on a map, stopwatch and compass - though I may have with a good Moving Map.

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