Flying a reliable but legacy-equipped airplane, you're looking for a way to make it into Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport, Harlan, Kentucky, (135) with an IFR flight plan ending with a visual approach, or just VFR. It's a long way from home in the flatlands of central Illinois-a one state to the southeast-but a 50-gallon getaway is kinda the point of this trip. And so, a couple of strategies can make it work. Start with better weather, and then plan the arrival.
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