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Steep approach jungle strip

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Steep approach jungle strip

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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

Maybe the video didn't do it justice, but that didn't look steep to me.
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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

Looked right to me. You could just see the desired touchdown point over the trees. If you see the area before the desired touchdown point, you are too high. Good rate of closure. Good approach and landing.
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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

Video doesnt do justice, this is more like it really is

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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

motoadve wrote:Video doesnt do justice, this is more like it really is

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Looks like there should be monkeys to avoid too.
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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

Motoadve,

Are the bananas yellow or green when ripe? In Vietnam, the bananas were very small and never yellow. Still green when ripe. One pilot had a pet monkey that he taught to show the finger, play with himself, and pee on your boots. He kept the monkey away from the Blues, our "snake eater" infantry platoon. I think they ate monkeys as well.

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Re: Steep approach jungle strip

Monkeys, deer, wild bores and one time an alligator 20 meters from the strip :shock:

Bananas are yellow when ripe, but plantains (the sweet larger bananas kind ) are green.

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