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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Re: DH based on aircraft speed
Message-ID: <11354@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 15:48:58 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 15:48:58 1985
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> Rocky Mountain airways has built and placed several Microwave beacons
> up in the rocky's and by using a short range version of a Loran box,
> the know exactly how to get around up there. The position and frequencies of
> the beacons is a company secret, and all pilots are required to turn over
> their flight cases before leaving the plane.
> 
> The FAA approved their placement and concealment of the beacons on the grounds
> that they are private property, and use of te information transmitted by the
> beacon is considered "theft of services".
> 
I actually knew someone who landed there when he lost his radios and had
his plane impounded.  You don't have to truck your plain out, you just
need a Rocky Mountain Airways pilot to fly it out for you.  Actually, I
don't blame them.  Many private airports have found that they are incurring
liability for unauthorized landings that don't succeed at their fields.

Given the description of the field, and the fact that we lose a few flatlander
pilots in the mountains every year, it's probably a good thing that they
discourage people not to land there.

-Ron