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Reply to "Is it OK to certify a "Loop + Footage"?"

For what it's worth, Jeff, I've had no problem in painting mile marks on the runway for courses like that-- mine was at Dulles. They might not have a problem with paint.

I don't really like the idea of "+ 200'" either, I think it's best to mark the start and finish after a conversation with the RD to see how they want to set it up. Problems I see: 1, there are folks who pick the wrong "0" on a tape-- you don't really know their skill level; 2, the slippery slope problem, if 200 feet is ok for RD to measure, what about 300? 1,000? etc.

My only problems in measuring there came when the "open window" for measurement was drawing to a close and I had several more tasks so I had to hurry like crazy. Got off the runway just in time. Another time, communications hadn't been as effective as planned, and the air traffic control folks were freaking out. "Why is there a man riding a bike on the runway??!!"
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