What had begun as a simple, 4,500 nm, late-winter ferry flight in a capable airplane had deteriorated to an ignominious retreat. The initial mission had been to fly a 2007 Columbia 400 from the U.S. East Coast to Geneva, Switzerland, in March, during some of the coldest early-spring weather anyone could remember. Goose Bay was running about -30 degrees C when I launched from Ban-gor, Maine, on the second day of the trip. Not a problem. I had dealt with worse temperatures many times. With a proper preheat, anything was possible. Or so it seemed.
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