Peter R. wrote:
"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:

So he is a moron, should have his ticket yanked, etc. etc. because his luck
ran out and he didn't find the VFR he was expecting?

What happened to the 180 degree turn-around? Can't admit defeat and
retreat? Must press on at all costs?


The terrain around Asheville isn't particularly helpful. The airport sits down
in a valley at 2165'. There are peaks rising up over 6000' all over the place.
You better know where the hell you're going when you enter the clouds around
Asheville... or be really high.

I had a roommate once who flew a cancelled check route into Asheville every day
in a Bonanza. Just the thought of it used to give me the willies. She'd get
home and crack open a beer the second she got home just so she could refuse any
popup flights afterwards "because I've just had a beer."

Good looking honey too... could have been the twin sister of Nicole Brown
Simpson except she had blonde hair and blue eyes... Norwegian. But I
digress....

Aviators from out west can turn their noses up at the Smoky Mountains but rocks
are rocks. Best not to fly into them.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com