When I think about summer, I think of long, lean days, blue water, tan legs, iced tea. I can survive winter, but it's really about paying my dues until my favorite season returns. Summer means flying west into a golden sun or heading home trying to beat the darkness so I can sleep in my own bed. The days are full of opportunity, but whatever type of airplane you fly, summer flying has a different set of challenges; pilots have to deal with heat and humidity, dehydration, wind, turbulence, warm fronts, thunderstorms and wildfires.
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