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Old 28th Sep 2009, 03:34
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Nigel Osborn
 
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I've lost track of how many dozens of time I've landed in a field, once on a lake when I had fixed floats, to wait for bad weather to pass. Usually in the warmer climes, storms pass over quickly but I have on 2 occasions slept on the back seat for the night.
Pushing on in vfr is not wise & even in ifr if you're not assured of a successful let down.
I guess that's 1 reason why I'm still around after 47 years in helicopters.
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