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I checked the reg number of this Cessna and discovered that the owner has requested that FA not track his aircraft. In accordance with that request, I am not going to post the registration number (which is conveniently partially blocked). But I am posting the photo of this Cessna S550 as it departs Reno Tahoe International in a blinding snow squall. I am standing just to one side of the runway but the snow was flying so heavily thru the air that even though I knew this Med Flight was taking off and I was watching for it to appear next to me, I was barely able to see it and get it focused thru the blizzard-like snowfall in time to get this single snap as it raced past on its climb. Immediately after this one took off from runway 34R, the visiblity decreased even more and RNO closed all runways except 16R for a short time until the squall passed by. *Also, this is the first photo of this aircraft to appear in the FA gallery; I wish I could ID it but I feel I should respect the agreement between FA and the owner.