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   Maxwell to All   
   Re: Your favorite altitude   
   14 Apr 07 12:56:11   
   
   XPost: rec.aviation.piloting, alt.usenet.kooks   
   From: luv2fly99@cox.net   
      
   "Bertie the Bunyip"  wrote in message   
   news:1176573260.564447.299060@w1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...   
   > On Apr 13, 4:19 am, Mxsmanic  wrote:   
   >> Gene Seibel writes:   
   >> > Here in the Midwest where terrain is 500 to 1000 feet, I generally fly   
   >> > at 3500 or 4500 feet depending on direction of travel. I will go down   
   >> > to 1500 or up to 9500 if it brings a significant increase in ground   
   >> > speed. I may also change altitude even if it means sacrificing some   
   >> > groundspeed if it gets too bumpy at the altitude I'm flying. I tend to   
   >> > fly a little higher at night.   
   >>   
   >> From what I've read, it should be possible to fly from one corner of Iowa   
   >> to   
   >> the other without ever changing altitude by more than 1000 feet.  I'm not   
   >> sure   
   >> whether that's a good or bad thing.  I suppose it's very safe, but   
   >> perhaps not   
   >> very interesting scenery-wise.   
   >   
   >   
   > A bit like the interior of your head.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Simular, but I think it is safe to assume his head has a lot more   
   uncontrolled airspace.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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