Hi,
I am a little out of date but I was stationed in =
Jacksonville, AR
for 6 years about 30 years ago. I flew over this area almost daily =
at low
levels of 300 to 500 feet. I don’t remember any significant =
oil or
gas operations in the area. Hot
Springs is about 75 miles SW in quite different
country. The springs to the north and west are cold. Land in =
the
guy area is quite gentle with some farming and pasture and easily =
allowed flying
300 feet at 270 mph. Hot Springs =
is quite
rugged and steep in the Ouachita
Mountain =
range. One
major incident of the area was the explosion of a Titan Missile silo in
1980. Otherwise there were a couple of quakes in the northeast =
corner of
the state that made news. By coincidence, one of these happened to
coincide with publication of new flight documents where the compass =
variation
and just been adjusted and the runway direction changed from 24 to 25 =
and so made
for a good story to an unsuspecting listener. =
Randy