On 13 Apr 2005 16:00:48 -0700, "John Galban"
wrote:


Peter Duniho wrote:

I don't doubt the US is cheaper. "Better weather" will depend on
where you
go. I gather a lot of foreigners head to Arizona for reliably clear
weather. Some places in the US have fewer flyable days than the UK.

I met a guy that lived on Adak in the Aluetian chain. He was a
weather specialist (what else would one do on Adak?) and estimated that
there were about 5 good VFR days out of the year.

Yes, but everything is relative.

You do realize they live by a different standard "up there".
It's a decent day when you can see your own wing tips and it's good
VFR when you can see the other side of a 75 foot runway.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)