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

Photographic Logbook

We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. At one point, we entered a region of sufficient turbulence that I disengaged the autopilot to hand-fly. This was even better than I requested.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. Bad data caused by turbulence, turns, and other anomalies was discarded. All of our flying started early in the mornings before afternoon turbulence and storms.

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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

During my drive to the company hangar at the airport, I become increasingly convinced the captain will cancel our scheduled flight. We can expect extreme thunderstorms, turbulence, torrential rain, and fog. Turbulence tosses us up, down, and sideways. ” He ignores me. ” Sarcasm spills across his tight lips.

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