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Lubbock, TX

By Chris | Published: February 21, 2010

For this adventure I chose to depart College Station, Texas, Easterwood Field Airport (KCLL) and head northwest to Lubbock, Texas, Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) in a Cessna 172. The terrain starts out flat and fairly low then midway it climbs to a plateau. Skies were clear, wind was calm, so I estimated this trip would [...]

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Tampa, FL

By Chris | Published: January 15, 2010

For this adventure I chose to do some technical flying around the Tampa Bay area. Under VFR conditions we can use basic NDB equipment to navigate between Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. I chose a Cessna 172 because it’s slow enough that I can see the sights without worrying about the instruments, but this adventure [...]

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