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Old 25th Sep 2002, 18:52
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Vfrpilotpb

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Elevated landing pad.

I have just finished doing some excavation work, and with approximatly 3.5 thousand tonnes of good old fashoined hard earth, I have constructed a berm type wind break to the end of the spur of land involved, it never occured to me until I had finished this project that I have constructed a nearly perfect large ( 60ft x 60 ft) elevated (14ft from all surrounds) landing pad, this has good access from all directions and a ready made wind sock in the form of a constant steam discharging chimney some 1 mile away.

Having never landed on anything thus elevated, could any of you give some advice as to the safe way to get onto this, or indicate what problems may be encountered by upward deflected winds and eddys.
Many regards

Peter B
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