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Old 9th Dec 2008, 02:28
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Te_Kahu
 
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SAS. The crater is a little below the 9,100 ft peak of the mountain. I remember someone doing some rough calcs at the time and estimating that, given the conditions and estimated weight, he had hover IGE somewhere around 5,000 ft. Maybe, he needed to order a passenger out each back door.

Mind you, The weight of the seats can't be counted as he had left those behind.
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