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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

Air Facts

I heard one chap ask about an airport’s size, runways, etc. 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. Why didn’t he carry it in the airplane?

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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. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. Can I safely land or depart given the density altitude and runway length?