An airplane equipped with instruments to allow for flight in cloudy conditions is ready for passengers at the Haines airport on May 2, 2024. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
An airplane equipped with instruments to allow for flight in cloudy conditions is ready for passengers at the Haines airport on May 2, 2024. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

The air was clear and smooth over the Lynn Canal between Juneau and Haines on Thursday, so there was no need to use the new technology installed in the Cessna Grand Caravan’s instrument panel. But when the clouds roll in, as they are forecasted to do…