All good food for thought so far.
Indeed, if I saw rain ahead I would divert accordingly.
But taking the point from 'FormationFlyer' -".....but also think about the type of cloud above - it can suddenly develop into torrential rain - again losing VMC minima - so be warned - its a dynamic environment out there!"
So, in this event, when you are suddenly dumped on, what would you do? Do a 180 like you would if you flew into a cloud and couldn't see through it, or......?
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