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Old October 24th 06, 05:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dave[_3_]
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Default First flight

6,076 feet..

Plus or minus a few inches.....

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On 23 Oct 2006 18:52:20 -0700, "Timmay" wrote:

And as long as we're splitting hairs concerning the Mile-High Club, a
nautical mile is actually 6,076 feet.

On Oct 23, 5:45 pm, Judah wrote:
"blondeflygirl" wrote .com:


Entry to the Mile High Club is not achieved until reaching six thousand feet,
as all aviation speeds and altitudes are represented in Nautical
measurements. (1NM = 6000')