On a two-day visit to Avalon this week, well-known aircraft owner-pilot Sandy Reith records some off-the-cuff impressions in an open letter to his aviation associates. Sandy flew an and out on the Tuesday but drove in an out on the second day because an accurately-forecast fog had closed Avalon to all ops until about 9AM. Continue reading
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