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Yes, that would be a good observation...the temp and dew point were close causing the low cloud cover and he was not able to take off until there was a break in the clouds.

From that we can assume he was not Instrument rated or Instrument current or the plane was not certified for IFR flight.

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Also note that in many of the valleys with the temp dew point that close and the humidity rather high, along with the presence of large bodies of water along the way, it would be safe to assume some/many of the valleys he might have flown before would be covered with fog possibly right down to the deck(ground).

It is very hard to find out some of this information as the weather reports in the part of the country are far between and weather can change quickly in the north country.

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Edited by vanaj (01/01/08 08:32 PM)

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