When I first started my training back in 1982 my now late Father told me of his wings training in Canada in mid 1942.
On days of crappy weather his Instructor would walk into the readiness room and announce
''Gentlemen, today the weather is so bad the birds are walking.......and so are you!''
Even so, he recounted several losses in his course due to weather.
The Basair student did well.
He managed to walk away from something that could have had a far more tragic outcome.
