"Kingfish" wrote in message
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Kyle Boatright wrote:
Haze to 10,000', lateral visibility frequently under 5 miles, etc.

He said that it is much better now than in the late 60's/early 70's. He
said the airborne pollution in those days was so bad that if you went on
a
long X/C you often came back with an oily film covering the leading edges
of
the wings. He also added that when he started flying, in the 50's,
visibility was usually far better than it is today.

Any comments?

I'm confused. You say (he said) vis is better now than in the late
60's/early 70's due to airborne pollution then say vis was far better
in the 50's than it is today.

scratching head


That's how the conversation went. If you put things in chronological order,
visibility started out good (1950's) , got much worse (Late 60's & early
70's), then improved somewhat.

KB