Waiting for spring
The volatile season has begun
Ah, spring. It comes with the promise of milder temperatures for your preflights, and ice-free weather for cruise segments. However, since it marks a change of seasons there’s a good chance that spring will throw some curveballs as the northern tier of states makes the transition from a generally cold climate to a much warmer one.
Thomas A. Horne
Contributor
Tom Horne worked at AOPA from the early 1980s until he retired from his role as AOPA Pilot editor at large and Turbine Pilot editor in 2023. He began flying in 1975 and has an airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. He’s flown everything from ultralights to Gulfstreams and ferried numerous piston airplanes across the Atlantic.