Nigel
"hihover..that is fine but we live in the real world where people will set off in a hope of finding a clear route.....rightly or wrongly. Also ( not trying to be a smart ass but..) if the rules set out are so well thought out and for our benefit do you believe that they are working ???? It is pointless saying thou shalt not....when you know people like us WILL !!!!!"
I agree that in the real world, there are times when we can apply local knowledge to a general forecast and we can expect to find a way through - I see nothing wrong with that if the adventure is thought through and flown within the rules. But if you can't get through without breaking the rules then you have to call it a day before you put yourself and your passengers and the unsuspecting public below you in danger. You are advocationg that you continue probing and looking for that way through, even if it means a 45 minute hover over trees or slow to a creeping speed in order to make it work when all the indications are bad..... come on Nigel.
Do I think the rules are working? Absolutely yes, based on the number of safe flights carried out each day.
If you can come up with a better set, you may want to present it to someone who can have the rules changed.
Do bear in mind, the moment we start breaking the rules, insurance policies become just pieces of paper. That is always at the back of my mind.
Thou shalt not..... is not what I'm saying, I'm saying if thou bl00dy does, then thou needst to be able to defend thyself when thou cocks it up. Non-compliance because you don't like a rule or because you know better will not work. I don't make the rules Nigel, like most, I try my best to adhere to them because they have been set by better and wiser people than I.
Last edited by hihover; 12th August 2007 at 17:56.