Most pilots agree that summer is the favored season for flying. Aircraft engines may prefer winter with its cool, oxygen-rich air, but summer often brings less weather and fog, better visibility and generally more agreeable flying conditions. That's not always the case, of course. In Alaska, we used to welcome the atmospherics of spring and fall, not quite so cold but still sweater weather, usually with patchy clouds and good visibility. There was just enough night chill to keep the bug population at bay during the day. Summers were our second choice for flying because the storms of winter were absent.
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