They call it June Gloom and it lingers into September. Every summer along the Southern California coastline, a thick, solid cotton blanket of fog oozes inland at night and smothers the coastal basins well into the late morning. From north of Santa Maria, stretching all the way south, past San Diego, this 2000 to 4000 feet-deep marine layer may disappoint beach-going vacationers but it's a far cry from gloomy for those of us seeking out approach minimums. I purposely schedule my flying when I know IMC is likely. That's why when I wake to a dark, low overcast, I'm as happy knowing I'll be going missed as I am breaking out at DA or MDA. I don't care. Give me an opaque windshield and I gleefully grunt like a caveman.
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