The eye just gathers light, the mind sees.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Grumman-581" wrote
in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:t%Jtf.38733$QW2.32700@dukeread08...
| There is at least one area in NW Arkansas that has a
radio
| warning about rising terrain.
|
| Looking back at it, I was well above even the highest
mountain in the state
| even if there was a 1000 ft tower on top of it... The
highest point in the
| state is less than 3000 ft MSL... The illusion was
definitely there
| though... Enough so that even after ATC told me that I
didn't have anything
| to worry about, I still paid quite a bit of attention to
see if the lights
| were getting closer... Kind of wierd how that works out
sometimes...
|
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