Re: Angry [More Info]

"Ron Rosenfeld" <ronrosenfeld@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The equipment you're flying has much to do with it, too. I'd much rather
> be in a high-performance aircraft in night IMC in the mountains than in a
> C172, though.

Yeah, it would be nice to be able to fly *over* the mountains instead of
*through* them...

NOTE: "through" is different than "around"...


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