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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot departing Flint, Michigan, after weeks of rain and overcast, was humorously asked by Air Traffic Control (ATC) to report if they could see a "big bright light" (the sun) once above the clouds.
  • The anecdote, shared by Don Sanderson, highlights the severe and prolonged cloudy weather conditions in the Midwest at the time.
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Returning home from the West Coast a few years ago, we landed in Flint, Mich. The Midwest had had weeks of rain and overcast skies that summer, and I got this on departure:

“Bonanza Five Four Seven Zero Victor, when you get on top, would you look out to the southeast and tell me if you see a big bright light?”

Don Sanderson
Bear Creek, Pennsylvania

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