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FYI you're still FAT Traditional Cache

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Gastank2: The hidden spot has been trimmed, so I am moving this cache to a nearby location with a different type of container and another rating..thus a new hide.

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Hidden : 9/13/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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How important is a name? To some people it is very important. It is so important that in 1995 the Fresno Air Terminal (FAT) changed its name to the slimmer Fresno-Yosemite International (FYI) airport. The official reasoning behind the name change was to attract travelers that were not familiar with the area to land at this airport when visiting Yosemite National Park. Changing the “FAT” airport code to “FYI” was just an added bonus. Well, it has been almost 11 years and we still are getting a “FAT” tag on our checked-in luggage.


Here are some facts about our slimmer FYI:
• Airport covers 2,300 acres • 1.18 million passengers traveled through FYI in 2005.
• FAT was the first airport in the country to implement an anti-terrorist facial recognition system, shortly after the September 11th, 2001 attack.
• The Category IIIB Landing System is one of the most sophisticated in the nation, necessary when navigating through the Valley's winter tule fog.
• The vast majority of air traffic in and out of the airport is private aircraft. Only 7% of the air traffic is commercial, 6% is military, and the remainder is private.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx vafvqr gur cerfvqrag (41 be 43).

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)