On Feb 16, 11:28*am, Whiskey Delta wrote:
Has anyone ever had to land in the canyon? *Suddenly can't get back to
either side.... *That would be a story I would love to hear (assuming
no one was hurt). *I'm not talking about Evil Knievel either...

If there's not too much sink about you could fly a heck of a long way
downriver from just below the rim, and given all the rapid there must
be a pretty good overall drop in the river too.