Cracker by Damian Christie

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Cracker: The Colorado Experiment

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  • BenWilson, in reply to ,

    said he once out slowed the DEA. His plane could stay in the air at a lower air speed than there’s.

    It's kind of hard to see that as an advantage, since the faster plane can just circle around. The slower one could land on a shorter runway, though, for whatever that's worth.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to BenWilson,

    It’s kind of hard to see that as an advantage, since the faster plane can just circle around. The slower one could land on a shorter runway, though, for whatever that’s worth.

    I dunno, maybe the faster plane would burn its fuel faster, and therefore need to get to that longer runway sooner? And I can see landing on a shorter runway as being hugely advantageous to any kind of smuggler - drop into some remote jungle, bayou or desert spot, unload, and disappear long before the Feds can get there.

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • BenWilson, in reply to Chris Waugh,

    I dunno, maybe the faster plane would burn its fuel faster, and therefore need to get to that longer runway sooner?

    That's the only thing I could think of. You'd want to have a pretty good idea of how big the fuel tanks on the other plane are.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel, in reply to ,

    If the DEA plane could have stayed on the tail, the Cocaine Cowboy plane could have been followed and there airstrip pinpointed and raided before the evidence could be removed

    Depends on whether it was Barry Seal landing at Mena Airfield in Arkansas or not...

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

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