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flying in the blue

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    Flying in the Blue

    August 05, 2021

    I got some positive feedback from my article on flying under overcast areas so I thought a good progression would be a similar article on flying in blue areas. There is not a lot written on the subject but it is something we occasionally must do - either to get home across a large cloudless area or to reach a good cloud field or street on course. And, on some very dry days, we must fly without clouds

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