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Created: 11/4/1962

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AIRCRAFT NUMBER THREE HADE FLIGHT NUMBER NINEILOT EASTHAM. TAKE OFF5 HOURS

FIFTY-TWO MINUTES. GROSS0 POUNDS WITH CG PURPOSE OF FLIGHT, CHECK INS PLUS TRANSITIONHAM. AIRCRAFTOVER OF

AIRCRAFT POWER ACCOMPLISHED MICELY. AT END OF RUNWAYTO FIX POSITION ON INS, THEN PUSHED STORE BUTTON. NUMBER TWO POSITIONINS. CHECKED INDICATORS

FOR DISTANCE TO GO, GROUND SPEED AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE POSITION OF NUMBER TWO, OK. AB TAKE OFF AND CLIMB0EAS TOAINTAINED0 FEET. LOW ALTITUOE DUE HEAVY CLOUD COVER0 FEET. AUTO PILOT ON, INS TO AUTO NAVIGATION MODE TO PICK UP TRACK, LARGEOF TRACK CAUSED PILOT TO COME OUT OF AUTO NAVIGATION

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AND GO TO PILOT ASSIST FUNCTION, THIS WORKED NICELY. TURN POINT NUMBER TWO IT WAS NECESSARY TO PERFORM LEFTTO AVOID AIRLINER. SAUCY SIF GUIDANCE MOSTPICKED UP NUMBER TWO POINT WITH VIEW FINDER IN LOWTURN POINT, VIEVFINDER TO HIGH POWER MAGNIFICATION,ACCORDING TO PILOT ON CLAIRTY OF VIEVFINDER,TVOIALED IN POINT NUMBER

CEPTED TRACK, SAME PROCEDURE OVER TURN POINT, DIALED IN POINT NUMBER FOUR (HOME PLATE) SAME PROCEDURE, DIALED IN POINT NUMBER TWO AGAIN, SAME PROCEDURE, DIALED IN HOME BASE,EGREE

TURN AND OVER HOME PLATE FOR SAME STORING PROCEDURE. USEE

OINT ON HOME PLATE. WAS INTENTION TO FLY TRIANGLE TWICE,

LAST TWO LEGS NOT FLOWN BECAUSE OF FUEL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY NEED TO0 FEET DUE CLOUDS. NORMAL LANDING, CHUTE DEPLOYEDTS. TURN AROUND SCHEDULED0 HOURS ARTICLE NUMBER ONE SCHEDULED0 HOURS

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