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My Near Death Experience

Air Facts

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. I immediately leveled off at around 650’ AGL, and began slowing down. Approximately 50 to 60 miles from KCPC, I was still anticipating a visual arrival since airports in that region had been reporting VFR all afternoon.

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