"From what I have heard, Kerry Slingsby is a really good guy and He has alot of time for new pilots."
yeah...KS has a lot of time for new pilots cause he pays them !!!! and treats them like !!!!. Nothing like making your fortune off the desperation and hard work of others.....
It is unlikely that the WX was embedded with cells. As Go North said there were none around and they usually show in the avo anyway. It is never frontal and they are easy to dodge around.