IFR in the Eastern Mountains
Everett M. Greene wrote:
Sam Spade writes:
Everett M. Greene wrote:
Sam Spade writes:
Everett M. Greene wrote:
While you're at it, tell her that Collins exaggerates
greatly in that those overgrown hills back east aren't
mountains.
Hmmmm...I wonder why they're within the FAA's Eastern Designated
*Mountainous* Area then?
People in D.C. don't know what a mountain is?
I presume you're speaking of the FAA. Most of the technical stuff is
headquartered in OKC. And, yes, those folks know a whole lot about
mountains, terrain effect, altimeter errors, and so forth.
Okies have even less of an idea of what a mountain is.
I suspect it is you who don't have a firm grasp on what
constitutes mountainous terrain.
I spent a good portion of my life in Colorado and currently
live at the base of the Sierras. I do believe I recognize
a /real/ mountain when I see one.
You on the other hand are very gullible when it comes to
having your chain yanked.
I know a lot of folks who live in Bishop, California that don't know
squat about mountains and their effect on aircraft. You sound like one
of them.
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