Posted on 03/09/2005 10:19:19 AM PST by ZGuy
Back in the days when the FAA was not as strict about where we went and what we did while aviating, I flew a Beech Twin Bonanza into that very crater -- circling just below the rim -- on a quick "in and out" run early one morning. It is about a mile across, so there was no problem avoiding the cumulo granite.
Hellofanexperience! My first ex-wife was terrified, but the kids loved it!
Think about it. With the amount of erosion, it would stay round if and only if erosion (wind, rain) came in from all directions uniformly.
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