Crab wrote:
Far more important than any hi-tech gadget is a simple rule of aviation - Plan the flight and Fly the plan. If you haven't got a plan B for bad weather then you didn't plan the flight properly.
Scud running with the chance of IIMC and relying on ipad/TAWS/EGPWS to save you when it goes wrong is pure folly.
If you are low level in poor weather below the level of the surrounding terrain - you must have an escape route.
Probably the most sensible post on this whole thread Crab.
Some of the theories here indicate vivid imaginations.
When running S-76 Charters in the UK we would check the forecast the night before.
Plan A - If all OK then no problem to fly to a VFR destination (private site)
Plan B - If marginal, call VIPs and let them know there is the possibility of a weather problem, suggest alternative plan, offer to fly IFR to the nearest airport (with an instrument approach) and arrange a vehicle transfer (limo) to final destination.
Plan C - Cancel now and reschedule or arrange a vehicle transfer.