ON A BEAUTIFUL AUGUST MORNING in middle Tennessee, we decided to visit one of the nearby airport pancake breakfasts. Our airplane, a 1967 Cherokee 140, had completed a successful annual just a few weeks prior. An early start would help avoid the heat and humidity that was sure to be prevalent as the day progressed. My co-owner Steve and I met at Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) to fly to Guntersville Municipal Airport (8A1) in Alabama-about a 40-minute flight in our speedster. The weather at Tullahoma was severe clear, but there were visibility issues at Guntersville. The Guntersville airport is located by a lake-so close, in fact, it has a water runway in addition to an asphalt one. We decided we would head in that direction in hopes that the fog would move out by the time we arrived. If that didn't work out, we still would have had a fun day of flying.
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