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Originally Posted by rrskylar
Mining has all but dried up aside from Thompson and the northern tourism sector is hardly huge, slightly modest at best with most coming in by plane to various hunting and fishing lodges.
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With those hunting and fishing lodges right on the edge of the aircraft's range.
I listen to them on the scanner occasionally. "No, I am NOT declaring an emergency, but I urgently request a straight approach."
Back in 2002 one of them missed their approach, circled for another try, ran out of fuel, and came down at McPhillips and Logan.