"George Patterson" wrote

Hey, there's plenty of flat land there. It's all vertical, though. :-)

I have often thought about getting a chunk of land around here (Western NC)
and getting a big ol' dozer. I could then spend a good chunk of spare time
chopping off two hills and filling in the middle, to make a runway.

That is one of the only ways to have a runway around here, unless you pay a
fortune for flat land, OR get it in the middle of large populations, OR on a
flood plain, where the next worse thing to flooding is frequent morning or
evening ground fog.

It helps that I like earth moving equipment! ;-)
--
Jim in NC