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In response to "Oh, bad climate factoid I just learned: medivac helicopters generally can't fly in temperatures higher than 120F. -- (link)" by Beryllium

Kind of like everything else, helicopters and planes have min / max ambient temperature limits. Tis why Sky Harbor occasionally has flight delays

As it is hotter at the airport than the maximum operating temperature of the aircraft scheduled to take off from the airport

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