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Offline EHM-0361 Karsten

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10 points for originality
« on: November 20, 2004, 02:48:42 pm »
Hey guy,

I’m on my way across USA, from New York to Burlington, flight time about 5 hour. I’m looking at map on my FSNAV, and something caught my eye. At first I thought it was something I imagine, so I looked once more and no, it wasn’t me. Then what was it that I had seen and didn’t believe at first. Teeny Weeny Acres, yes that was what I read on my map. So I zoomed in, and found out that in Flemington / New Jersey there is a small airport or should is say airstrip called Teeny Weeny Acres. I’m calling it an airstrip because it’s only a 1700ft long grass runway.
Hopefully I’m not going to insult our American pilots, when I say it’s one of the weirdest airport names I have ever come across. But however I’m going to give 10 points for originality for coming up with that name.

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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2004, 03:02:04 pm »
Hmm......maybe its got more than just a grass strip in real life? we all know that FS can be pretty inaccurate with this sort of things sometimes ;) What's 1700ft in metres? sounds real short :s :o
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Offline EHM-0361 Karsten

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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2004, 03:09:57 pm »
Just checked it on globalair.com. In this case FS is right. Perhaps I should add too that it's not a public airport.

edit: b.t.w it is short 1700 ft is about 519 meters. 1 ft is 0.3848 meter

edit: Don't know what is was thinking. What I said about being on my way to Berlington, rubbish. I was on my way to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena in California.