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In article wJHKb.239677$8y1.1083757@attbi_s52,
Michael 182 wrote: And Rhinebeck, NY - never been there but I've heard it's great. The museum and flying displays are great. The runway there is not up to modern standards, to put it mildly. The runway has a hill at one end, a big dip in the middle, trees all around and a gravel road running across the middle of it. IIRC, the length is in the 1500ft range, but don't quote me on that. I've never flown in, just watched the show from the ground. Most of the planes that fly at Rhinebeck have no brakes, and very slow speeds. The procedure for the show planes is to taxi up to the top of the hill and then take off down the hill and be airborne before the road, because that is where the runway starts up hill again. Landings are made just after the road, with wing walkers (runners actually) to catch the inevitable ground loops. The planes are light enough that a wing walker grabbing a wing can keep the plane from ground looping. John -- John Clear - http://www.panix.com/~jac |
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