Originally Posted by
PlasticCabDriver
Was definitely something I noticed moving from mil FW training to RW training.
FW: weather too poor for low level, we’ll do an IF trip.
RW: weather too poor for IF, let’s do a low level trip!
There is a similar report posted on Aerossurance webpage regarding a BFU investigation of a S76 in a "near" CFIT situation....can't post link (yet), but supports the tendency noted by PlasticCabDriver of going low in bad weather. Worth a read in the context of CFIT.