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Old 12th Nov 2006, 20:56
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FullyFlapped
 
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This is simple, and nothing you can't work out for yourself.

If your plane is well-maintained, flown regularly, and has no discernible fault or problem that you can think of ;

If you are carrying (and wearing, where appropriate) the requisite safety equipement (life jackets, raft, survival gear, ELTs etc etc) ;

If you have planned your route carefully and taken into account the weather, your experience (can you fly without a horizon?), fuel, diversion planning etc ;

THEN : you have done all you can to make your trip in a light single as safe as possible.

Now : do you fancy the risk or not ? There's no point asking on this forum or anywhere else ! No-one knows your character better than you. It may sound harsh, but it *really* does come down to your take on risk and reward ...

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