Being a flat lander this would not be my first choice to fly out of. Density altitude is one of the cautions and the runway is none too long for two people on a hot day - assuming it was a hot day, a near by airport was in the high 80's.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/AllStateAirports/Leavenworth_LakeWenatcheeState.htm Mike ________________________________ From: Ed Burkhead <[email protected]> To: ety <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 10:41:41 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Ercoupe crash in Washington - serious injuries The Wenatchee World in Wenatchee, WA, has an article telling about a Coupe crash in heavy timber with serious injuries (but not, apparently, life threatening). The passenger was one of the callers to 911. Details: http://tinyurl.com/27g33kj Ed
