Very poor form on the part of the hirer, and even worse if there was an instructor on board. I've been caught in marginal weather myself and agree with the decision to land and wait it out if you're not comfortable in the conditions - good move.
However,
Originally Posted by
pilotads
and caught a rpt flight home never to be heard from again leaving on a message sorry the weather is bad and we can’t bring the plane back
Who do they expect to foot the cost of retrieving the plane (sounds like an 8 hour return trip and and 2 pilots time) not to mention the loss of income for the club and its instructors if it was booked for training flights? And no follow up phone call the next day???? How do they even know someone got the answering machine message. Some people are so rude it's unbelievable.