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AZCat

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14. Hot locations don't make a difference? That's not my experience.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 12:52 AM

Apr 2014

They have to shut down the Phoenix airport during some summer afternoons due to heat and humidity. Combined they affect the lift generated and engine power significantly enough that runway lengths required for takeoff exceed those available. It can get kind of bouncy, too.

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