Re: Tom Knauff's newsletter

Andy <a.durbin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I agree with most of that but it may be too simple an answer. You need
> to know what crop is grown in the area you are flying and how tall it
> is likely to be at that particular time of year.  You also need to
> know how it is watered or irrigated.   Landings in siphon irrigated
> cotton fields, that are common in Arizona, can be made safely with no
> crop damage if you are able to keep both wheels in the same furrow and
> if the cotton is still short. On the other hand I know of a glider
> that sufferered significant fuselage damage on landing in a recently
> plowed field.  The dirt clods were as hard as concrete and up to a
> foot across.

Wow - does this mean I need to get an endorsement for agricultural science

on my certificate before I solo, or just before attempting a cross
country?
;-)