On 05/22/06 13:22, Morgans wrote:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote

That's true, and that's good for VFR traffic. But I've seen airliners at
higher altitudes, presumably on an IFR clearance, doing a lap or two above
the falls at a much higher altitude.

Wow, and double WoW! Never before, have I heard of an airliner taking the
time to do some sightseeing!

I wonder how much that cost the company? g

I think it was in Rod Machado's book: The instrument pilot's survival
manual, where he wrote about an exchange between ATC and an airliner.
ATC asked the flight for a turn in the holding pattern. The airline
captain complained that each turn cost the airline $500. The controller
said: Okay then, give me $1000 worth of turns ;-)



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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA