Was this COWBOY departure worth the risk? @TheFlyingReporter
Was this COWBOY departure worth the risk? @TheFlyingReporter
Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Am I a stupid pilot or was this a genius move? The weather was poor at Zaragoza in Spain and so I used the little utilised Special VFR clearance to depart the airfield's CTR, but it didn't come easy.

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