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Given this discussion, I thought this article in this morning's AvWeb's
AvFlash was particularly timely...

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ALABAMA PILOT BECOMES WALKING TESTIMONIAL FOR HANDHELD BACKUPS: Dan
Rockwell is probably buying stock in the Energizer Bunny.  Rockwell's
Cessna 210 had a total electrical failure shortly after takeoff Sunday
evening.  In the dark, and with a cloud cover, he used his flashlight,
handheld radio and GPS to find Bates Field west of Mobile, Ala., and
land safely.  Rockwell, a pilot for 28 years, commented, "It was lucky."
To which we add, "and a fresh set of double-A's."
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