It was ... disconcerting to examine your charts before a proposed flight only to find that in many cases the bulk of the terrain over which you had to fly was bluntly marked: 'UNSURVEYED.'
It was as if the mapmakers had said, 'We are aware that between this spot and that one, there are several hundred thousands of acres, but until make a forced landing there, we won't know whether it is mud, desert, or jungle -- and the chances are we won't know then!
It was as if the mapmakers had said, 'We are aware that between this spot and that one, there are several hundred thousands of acres, but until make a forced landing there, we won't know whether it is mud, desert, or jungle -- and the chances are we won't know then!
( Beryl Markham )
[ West with the Night ]
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