So you think that a high proportion of what we can call cfit , for want of a better name, comes from owners not with their mind on the job ? I am afraid i disagree. ( Although i accept their is a lot of truth in that statement )
I keep coming back to the weather , or to be more accurate our knowledge of the weather. I can fly to my house perfectly safely , i believe, if the cloud is 200 +ft off the deck . ( This is the hills to the south of me) If i telephone and get first hand report that there is that gap between ground and cloud i go....if i am told there is no gap i do not go. Obviously in this case i know the area but the more i think about this the more i think that accurate weather is the key, especially in the hills . Dont forget you can still have good vis below the low cloud. Being able to get inflight updates of local weather is also a bonus and one good reason to get a mobile phone working in your cockpit so you can speak to the landing site to check the actual. Have you ever been waiting at a site that is totally socked in , wishing you could contact the pilot who is enroute ???