tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post116364949587774477..comments2023-03-25T10:09:16.205-04:00Comments on Off the beaten path: Home for a rest....Flyin Dutchmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647700778304563654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post-1163827403324622842006-11-18T00:23:00.000-05:002006-11-18T00:23:00.000-05:00Done and done, thanks.Done and done, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post-1163794784246627872006-11-17T15:19:00.000-05:002006-11-17T15:19:00.000-05:00I don't think farmers hate pilots that much, but I...I don't think farmers hate pilots that much, but I am gonna look into your plane snare theory :)<BR/><BR/>Maybe its a place to park during the day to get in the shade after getting baked plowing in the sun all day. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the input Binder.<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't you be study for the sim ?Flyin Dutchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647700778304563654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post-1163790553102351692006-11-17T14:09:00.000-05:002006-11-17T14:09:00.000-05:00Another less interesting reason to leave a tree in...Another less interesting reason to leave a tree in the middle of a field is that the tree is on the site of an old homestead that has disappeared and the tree could be an informal memorial to one's ancestors. It could also be a marker for an abandoned well or building foundation that could cause damage to farm equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post-1163790102506334122006-11-17T14:01:00.000-05:002006-11-17T14:01:00.000-05:00Jamie's point makes good sense, trees are a suitab...Jamie's point makes good sense, trees are a suitable deterrent for the kind-hearted types. Farmers with a hate on for pilots, planes and their low-level shenanigans generally favour the nearly invisible "plane snare", aka power lines over the more visible tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29185977.post-1163715081621998812006-11-16T17:11:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:11:00.000-05:00I think most farmers leave one tree in the field d...I think most farmers leave one tree in the field do that it disuades pilots from practicing emergency landings and low and overs in their field. Especially in Pilatipusses.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060711056265320726noreply@blogger.com