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Old Aug 18, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Originally Posted by DaviddesJ
Why? I'm sure you're much farther from any landing site on the polar routes than over the ocean.
Nope. There are many remote landing strips on the polar routes. Not the best, better than open water.
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