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To: TLI

They got grass hoppers so big that they are required to file a flight plan with the FAA.


28 posted on 07/11/2012 10:14:12 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
They got grass hoppers so big that they are required to file a flight plan with the FAA.

No need to exaggerate, Texas is in bad enough shape as it is.

Since Texas grasshoppers almost never exceed Maximum Takeoff Weight of 1,320 lbs, and usually don't fly above 10,000 feet (3,000 m) MSL or 2,000 feet (610 m) AGL, and nobody can understand them on a radio anyway, they get by under Sport Pilot rules and don't have to file a flight plan.

Here is a pic of a small one refueling on grass at a local dirt strip. See? They are not really all THAT big.

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32 posted on 07/11/2012 7:41:11 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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