but I find they tend to not be interested in flying "GA" in the first place... but then I don't fly commercially.
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I dont think it has much to do with flying commercially? One of the worst I had was flying an owner pilot with an IMCR to Belfast. he asked me to go as the forecast was not good and the flight was in a single retractable.
500 foot cloudbase so filed IFR at FL80.
The passenger/IMCR pilot appeared very unhappy about climbing on top to FL80 but thinking we would be better in the sunshine than in the clag I insisted.
As we passed FL60 he became more and more distressed,Breathing fast and looking nervous.
In the sunshine on top of solid he kept asking for a descent back into IMC which was crazy and only relaxed when past the IOM the clouds broke up and you could see the sea between the breaks.
On the return in the afternoon the weather was good VFR and he flew back his normal chirpy self.
Maybe its me having a bad effect on the PAX
The above is true
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