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Old 15th Jul 2002, 18:12
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PhilD
 
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Not as spectacular as the glacier, but I'd agree with Avalon (Catalina Island) - it takes a lot of concentration to avoid looking at the 1500' cliff immediately in front of the threshold, and the runway has a serious hump and another sheer drop at the downwind end.

Changing the subject - I'm in NY for 3 months, so got checked out at a local (large) school so I can rent one of their planes. In the rules it says that renters (no exceptions) are not allowed to land one of their Warriors or 172s (or anything else) on anything less than 2500' or any runway that is not hard surfaced. How restrictive would that be back home in the UK???? Would certainly count out Bodmin, which I think fails on BOTH criteria. Has anybody rented with more restrictive conditions?
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