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Increase of Height of 100 feet up to 5000 feet. 
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State of the Sky. 
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oe | sia} W's o3 5 o2 2 03 14 334 || 0°3 5 334 
ois Haeley vere |i . °%3 5 o2 2 03 14 334 || 0%3 5 334 
ay alae wee +s 03 5 o°2 2 03 15 334: || 1073 5 334 
oe |e Ody lees o°%3 6 o'2 2 0°3 15 334 || Of3 5 334 
oe |e oe | o%3 6 o'2 2 °0°%3 13 334 o3 5 334 
serie eal’ fe o°3 6 o2 Zt Ayer O33 18 334 || O73 5 334 
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i) 2t— a 03 7 o2 2" || Ong 19 334 03 vi 334 
oe | oe ot. 0% 7 i Ow 2 03 19 334 03 7 334 
eo} ee NARA 03 7 o'2 2 03 19 334 || 03 7 334 
aise ites at leis 0°%3 3 o°2 I 03 20 334 0°3 6 334 
maratice 0%3 8 o2 I 0°%3 20 334 o%3 6 334 
32) ores aoe o%3 8 ov! I 0°3 20 334 0% 6 334 
a eal 03 8 o'2 I O73 20 334 o3 6 334 
oc | ee O73 8 o2 I 03 20 334 O73 6 334 
Bian iets al) “ore - 03 8 O72 r 0°73 20 334 || 03 6 334 
Camo! .. : 0°73 10 oz I o%3 22 334 o°3 | 6 334 
Omi. 0'2.|... - 0% 10 o'2 I o"4 21 251 03 6 334 
Oem O:r)) .. ; 03 10 ol I o'4 22 251 || 03 6 334 
Of) )"0'2 | 3 ° 073 II ol I o"4 22 251 o%3 6 334 
o'r} O72] .. . o3 12 orl I iio 23 251 || 03 6 334 
O7mHs0"3)| . . 03 12 oz I O74 23 251 o°%3 6 334 
GlENOr2.|.... : 03 13 o°2 I || °%4 24 251 o3 6 334 
@1}).073)| .. . 0°%3 13 03 I o'"4 24 251 03 6 334 
Or} 03] .. | -- o°%3 12 o2 Tail) 2074 23 251 03 6 334 
OT }FO%3)| ..- |. -- o3 12 o°3 I O74 23 251 o3 6 334 
Gr pOrg | ci. |= ate o°%3 12 o2 I o'4 23 251 || 03 6 334 
OZ [FOw | eb oe 3 12 o%3 I o'"4 23 251 °°%3 6 334 
oz] 074] .. . 03 12 o'2 I o'%4 23 251 03 6 334 
Gyro |. . j.s 03 12 o°3 I o'74 23 251 o%3 6 334 
073] 0°73] or| O'2]] 03 14 0°%3 I O'4 25 251 O73 6 334 
0°3| 04] 02] 0'2]] 03 14 03 I o'4 25 25till of3 6 334 
02} 04) 03) O21) 03 16 03 I o"4 27 251 o"4 7 251 
0°3| 04] 04] 072]) 0°73 16 073 I 0"4 27 251 | of " 251 
0°3 | O°5| O'4| O'2)| 073 16 03 I 0°4 25 251 |) 04 5 251 
0°3| 076} 04| 0°3]| 03 16 04. I O4 | 25 251 05 5 201 
0°4| 0°5| o4| 03] 03 | 16 o4 | 1 o4 | 25 |. 251] 05 | 5 2c1 
0°§| 076) 0'5| 03 |} 04 | 16 o's I o4 | 25 251 |) 05 5 201 
e- | 0°6| 04] 0°3/| OF 12 0°6 I o"4 21 251 05 5 201 
«+ | 06] 075] 0°3]] 074 12 06 I o"4 19 251 06 5 167 
++ | 06] 0°5| O72 || 074 10 o'7 I o4 19 251 06 5 167 
«+ | 06] 0°5| 073!) O'5 10 08 I o"%4 19 251 0'6 5 167 
cic pt a roe 3 O'S 8 o7 I 0°5 17 201 06 5 167 
Bem eeeas||saisna|: O-4ill, OFS 3 o8 I o'5 17 201 06 5 167 
Set ime s) tl patonr| Orit, OPS 8 o'7 I o's 17 201 06 is 167 | 
Sat metey! | Wore =| “O29 iil. O75 8 o'8 I o's 17 201 o7 5 143 
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be | ses] ee | O73|| O6 8 o8 I o°6 17 167 08 5 125 
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