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  1. Cross Country Final Glide

    Under the Overcast

    June 10, 2021

    A few weeks ago I got back to my home airport after a long XC flight that got pretty difficult at the end with clouds knitting together into a solid (and lowering) overcast and little remaining sunlight on the ground. And, on getting back I was “rewarded” by the need to jump into a tow plane to aero retrieve 2 guys who landed out at different airports on their way back. Before I left I remarked to

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