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In article , Paul Sengupta wrote:
arrangements. I'm more interested in flying to Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney than the Isle Of Man, but the same rules apply. OK, I'm biased. But you should visit us instead of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderny because we are better. Consider: * We have vertical. The Channel Islands are all billiard tables. * We have three breweries and a distillery for a population of 78K. * Our population density is less than 1/3rd of Jersey's - much more open space. * We have gliders. * We have paragliding and hang-gliding too. * We DON'T have Class A airspace all around us. * We have three railways - two electric and one steam. * We have the International Tin Bath races. * We have an airshow and the Schnieder Cup air races every year. Any GA pilot can take part in the Air Races. We might be getting Reno-style pylon racing too (although I suspect the entries for that might be a bit more limited :-)) * We have the beautiful Calf Sound, where you can see seals at play and the occasional basking shark. * You sometimes get to see the Northern Lights - http://www.dylansmith.co.im/photogra...rora-dec-2003/ Of course, not to mention four road races - the TT festival, the Manx GP, The Southern 100 and the Jurby South road race. In comparison, the Channel Islands are boring and pedestrian :-) -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" |
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