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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

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But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted. This was even better than I requested.

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Bears in Blue Ridge | Part 3, Down with ODP

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A Dunkin' in Jasper, GA made for makeshift flight planning space as we waited on fog to lift at Pickens County Airport. The weather was visibly lifting and he assured them that their chartered aircraft would return. The NetJet pilot read the clearance back haltingly because it didn't make any sense to him. Where was NetJets?

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Alton Bay's "Excellent Water"

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As Warrior 481 lifted us to a cruise altitude of 7,500 feet, the first hint of the sunrise came in the form of a massive fireball turned vermillion by miles of low haze between us and the horizon. Gilead and I, both trailing Ed, ran into dramatically lowering visibility and requested pop-up IFR clearances. In total, I logged about 0.1

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