Wednesday, January 19, 2005

landing in south asia dangerous

c-17 pilots out of charleston air force base are reporting that landing in tsunami-hit indonesia has become more difficult than landing in war zones of the middle east, according to the post and courier newspaper.

lack of radar makes the landing and take off of more than a hundred aircraft flying into sultan iskandar muda air force base extremely hazardous...

additionally the tarmac outside banda aceh has created a backlog of supplies on the ground leading some aircraft to circle the airfield above until a space on the runway opens...

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