In a previous article, jsmith said:
A USN pilot got the idea for a circular runway after experiencing an
engine failure and landing on a country road.

Sounds like the old joke: "If somebody made a runway that stretched
around the world, Convair would make a bomber that couldn't take off from
it."


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
mistake when you make it again. -- F. P. Jones