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Old 5th Jul 2015, 19:15
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Herod

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I had a colleague who subscribed to the fact that wave-lift reduced fuel consumption. IIRC that requires flying at about half-a-wingspan over the sea. This he did almost every time, in a high-wing mini-airliner, without a rad-alt!!
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