Ep. 03 - Busted the Charlie

This is a flight from Ryan Airfield (KRYN) to Benson Airport (E95) and yes you can hear me bust the class charlie airspace around Tucson International (KTUS). And yes I filed a NASA report for the event.

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Intro music by Planet Orange
Outro music by Duke Ellington

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