Refused to fly, boss is not happy
Hello all,
Wanted to ask your thoughts.
Given scenario:
5 hour long flight on an airplane with malfunctioning propeller de-ice.
Pilots been on vacation for 2.5 month.
Night flight in IMC with embd thunderstorms and heavy showers for departure that were not forecasted until morning ,but forecast was wrong and flashes and rain seen everywhere. High probability of entering CB welder as airspace is very limited and surrounded by mountains.
No gps coverage for first hour of flight and no xm weather. But vectors provided for terrain clearance and onboard radar is good.
Boss has a very important meeting and already at the terminal waiting for boarding call.
Two captain flying, one is pic and other is sic. Pic decided to cancel the flight until weather clears up (24 hours wait), sic just complied but would take the risk if pic decided to go.
What would you do if you were in similar scenario? Is it a perfect case for cheese model or its just pilot cowardice?