Originally Posted by
Pittsextra
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That seems entirely sensible. You believe it isn't because you have the benefit of hindsight now but on the face of it what is to be worried about? Pilots around the world would simply take on face value that an experienced pilot filing a VFR flight was capable of making the weather decision.
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If I had been invited to take a passenger seat on that journey, I would have asked why was it planned as a low altitude night VFR flight plan over open sea rather than than a high altitude IFR flight plan.
I would quite probably have requested to see the TAF and METAR for destination and for Jersey and I would probably have declined the offer.
Because the plan was unnecessarily accumulating several risk factors.
After reading the TAF, I would probably have asked what about delaying the departure so as to cross the Channel behind the weather.
(not familiar with Cardiff opening hours though)