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Actually, it was 8.5 well-earned PIC hours. The saga continues.... After taking off from Big Sandy, we requested a climb to 11,000 feet. Between going west, and having to hold for higher traffic, we were only cleared to 8,000 feet to start. Since the sky had started to cloud up quite a bit...

First thing I remember wanting to be was a weather forecaster on TV. I know,strange; but I remember thinking Jim Tillman's job (a well-known TV weatherman in Chicago at the time) seemed pretty neat. Looking at clouds was fun too, until they started to turn that special gray-green color in heavy...

And so, we begin the tale of summer x-c flying, and the value of good weather briefers..... Left 1C5 on Friday, June 15 about 11 am. We planned to get out earlier that morning, but having been up until close to 1 am the night before with flight planning etc, I needed the sleep. We guessed...