SNEAK IN THE SIDE DOOR

摘要

Taking a chance on a contact approach (Remember those?) can knock some flying miles off your trip... if the weather, the regs, and ATC can accommodate it. Sea fog is an old nemesis of sailors and aviators alike. I've worked coastal airports where the stuff would form offshore and then spread over the airfield. One minute, beautiful VFR. The next, hangars and runways were being smothered in mist.