Originally Posted by Cricket23
All good food for thought so far.
Indeed, if I saw rain ahead I would divert accordingly.
But taking the point from 'FormationFlyer' -".....but also think about the type of cloud above - it can suddenly develop into torrential rain - again losing VMC minima - so be warned - its a dynamic environment out there!"
So, in this event, when you are suddenly dumped on, what would you do? Do a 180 like you would if you flew into a cloud and couldn't see through it, or......?
C23
'flew into a cloud and couldnt see through'
Well I enjoyed it anyway....
All JAR PPL pilots are taught this - but personally I believe the 'fatest' exist is the best option so either straight ahead or 180. However, I would point out that such conditions if being experienced for the first time are less than pleasant and would definately cause at least a minor increase in heart rate!!!
It can also be accompanied with signifcant windshear...so take care. Good kowledge of the met reports helps. I personally have been caught out a couple of times though - would be a liar if I said I hadnt....but there again I do have an IR so I have my 'contingency'.