Originally Posted by
compressor stall
If you're a VFR bush pilot, never accept more than one of:
- Min Fuel
- Darkness
- Bad Weather
And if you're IFR be very wary about accepting two or more of the above.
Know the probabilities for inclusion of weather on the various types of forecasts - GAF 10%, TAF 30% and TTF 50% - particularly if you're running minimum fuel. You'll often see thunderstorms at an aerodrome when they're not forecast on the TAF, but only occasionally see them if they're not forecast on the GAF. I've seen the first reference to thunderstorms at Darwin on more than one occasion being a METAR. The same goes for fog.