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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

Air Facts

It was starting to improve and the ceilings at Wichita and around that area were up to 800 feet. I landed at Cessna’s field and stayed for two •days while the airplane got its annual inspection. About 30 minutes out, the clouds started breaking up and finally were broken and getting scattered.

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Budget Buys and Early Bye-Bye’s

Air Facts

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. Now you have a choice to either abide by the aforementioned ceiling and visibility requirements OR you must have standard takeoff minimums WITH a climb gradient of 343’ per nautical mile to 5,200’.