Quick Question

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can anyone tell me why there is law that planes are not allowed to go >250ias under 10,000'why is thisis it because there is more traffic below this altitude or perhaps noise abatement? or what?thanks!:-wave

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To prevent disasterous bird strikes.

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are you serious??

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http://aerosite.net/logos/aaeagle.gif[/img]Captain Larry BrownAmerican Eagle Virtual AirlinesAAL 160www.flyava.orgThat is a good question. I've always wondered about that myself.

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>To prevent disasterous bird strikes

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because of a mid-air over NY in 1960[?] UAL DC-8 vs TWA L1049. Ual was going so fast it flew into LGA's traffic pattern before ATC noticed. tom t [ i think the FL is now 180] tt