X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:39:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail36c8.megamailservers.com ([69.49.106.186] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTPS id 2095459 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:01:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.49.106.186; envelope-from=jhk@clearwire.net X-POP-User: jhk.clearwire.net Received: from hoben59c2e82ed (74-61-136-213.bel.clearwire-dns.net [74.61.136.213]) by mail36c8.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with SMTP id l5B10K8v022844 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:00:25 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <004101c7abc3$e73f3480$0301a8c0@hoben59c2e82ed> From: "James H. Keyworth" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Safety - mid-airs X-Original-Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:00:24 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01C7AB89.37FD39C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Disposition-Notification-To: "James H. Keyworth" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C7AB89.37FD39C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Paul wrote: "I keep reading about all these collisions that occur at mid-air, and would like to avoid that altitude if at all possible on my flights!" Paul, To avoid mid-air collisions with other aircraft, simply always fly at 25 feet AGL. You're bigger and stronger than low-level birds (watch out for turkeys, though!) so they'll try to avoid you; insects and ultralights you can mash your way through. The only birds that might argue seriously with you will be "nap 'o the earth" flying General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks, and you can avoid those if you stay out of MOAs. You also might want to shrink your N-numbers to fine print. JHK ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C7AB89.37FD39C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Paul wrote:  "I keep reading about all these collisions = that occur=20 at mid-air, and would like to avoid that altitude if at all possible on = my=20 flights!" 
 
Paul,
 
To avoid mid-air collisions with other = aircraft,=20 simply always fly at 25 feet AGL.  You're bigger and stronger than=20 low-level birds (watch out for turkeys, though!) so they'll try to avoid = you;=20 insects and ultralights you can mash your way through.
 
The only birds that might argue = seriously with=20 you will be "nap 'o the earth" flying General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks, = and you=20 can avoid those if you stay out of MOAs.
 
You also might want to shrink your = N-numbers to=20 fine print.
 
JHK
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