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Another good idea when flying in Kentucky: Fly higher than a rifle
bullet can travel. Pot farmers dislike low and slow flying aircraft.

KL

Daniel Grunloh wrote:

> For the purpose of discussion I want to ask how
> do you fly ultralights in Kentucky and other regions
> where it is heavily wooded and steep terrain.
>
> My guess is you fly them very high.
>
> On recent road trip through the northern edge of Kentucky
> I didnt see any landable terrain for several hours. The
> local roads were very narrow and winding. Those of us who
> fly in Illinois have been spoiled. The day before this trip,
> three ultralights here went on a 30 miles XC trip cruising
> from 30 feet to 300 feet, and we had exellent landable terrain
> the entire trip. The crops are all out. You only have to
> climb for the occasional powerlines.
>
> If you have a problem and have to land the others can land
> also and help you work on the problem. In northern Kentucky
> if you have a forced landing and pentrate the tree canopy
> they might not find your bones for another 30 years.
>
> A local instructor originally from South Africa said they
> lost a helicopter only a few miles from his takeoff point.
> By the time they found him a week later the Jackals had
> already been there. In kentucky the squirrels will be
> move into your plane for the winter.
>
> In this kind of terrain I would always....
>
> 1. Carry a cell phone
> 2. leave a notice of your route
> 3. Fly with a buddy
> 4. Fly very high
>
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> Daniel Grunloh (grunloh@uiuc.edu)
> http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh

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