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Old 4th Jan 2011, 11:12
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FALCONS CRUTCH
 
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Someone mentioned - Visibiliy - You can see the Galaxy Andromeda with the naked eye on a clear night, - thats just a mere - 2.2 million light years away ! One light year is - 6,000,000,000,000. miles . If we were flying at 100,000 mph. - it would take about 68 years just to cover
- 1 light year. So how do you define visibility. ?
The CAA. do ask very ambiguous questions. I was asked in one exam How many amps does it take to start a Garrett gas turbine? - no mention of the outside temprature, - it could have been minus 15 degrees
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