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Revenge at 4,000 Feet

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Ceilings were 400 to 700 feet, with visibilities from one to four miles in rain and fog. Eight of these would be non-precision VOR and fixed-card NDB approaches flown to minimums in a non-radar environment. Their only drawbacks were the noise level in the cockpit and the lack of an autopilot. And I knew Jerry.

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Flying with the Old Breed—Why’d You Do That?

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Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. My NDB approach was flawless.

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