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"Keep to the right"???
I read once that it dates back to the first commercial midair in 1922.
Two scheduled airplanes took off at about the same time, one flew London
to Paris and the other was flying the reverse. The visibility was poor
over France and they were each flying low and each concentrating on
closely following the main Paris-Calais railway line. They met headon
with no survivors.
Regards.
Paul Riley wrote:
> "Keep to the right"??? Hey, I thought you guys drove on the left?? Hmmm,
> maybe learning something from us Yanks. <LOL>
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> To reminisce a little I remember flying Birddogs (L-19s) from Ft Devens Mass
> to Staten Island (Miller AAF) back in the early 60s (60-62). Flying down the
> Hudson River, pass the Statue of Liberty, we always flew on the right (west)
> side of the river--lots of helicopters even back then to watch out for.
> Going back north, we did the same thing flying the east side. Kept us below
> JFK and LGA traffic. I always loved flying past the Statue and waving at the
> tourists in the Torch of the Statue. Of course sometimes they were ABOVE me.
> Purely by accident of course.
)
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
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> "Quilljar" <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:del0bg$n4h$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
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>>In the sim, obviously you can do whatever you like, so I assume you are
>>asking about real life. IRL the big jets fly the airways and land at
>>certain designated airports. They are like trains on railway lines. If you
>>fly a small GA aircraft, even one without radio, and they still exist,
>>then you stay below the airways and you keep well clear of Jet and
>>military airports.
>>Outside the airways, is what is called 'free airspace' and it is up to
>>those flying in it to keep their eyes open for other traffic. Its a big
>>world out there, and apart from the occasional low flying helicopter, I
>>have seldom seen many other aircraft.
>>Useful rules like keeping to the right along rivers and motorways help to
>>avoid head on collisions, and one usually keeps to the direction and
>>height rules. I wd have to remind myself of them ATM
>>Even in little UK there seems to be plenty of countryside and space to
>>play. In fact I have been most relieved to find that far from being
>>concreted over, it is still quite difficult to find a town in the south of
>>England!
>>
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>>Sincerely Quilljar
>>
>>'Fly Navy, sail Air Force and shoot Pongoes'
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