sabenaboy said:
Last spring, there was a CB with frequent lightning strikes along the final app path. I elected to hold (about 20 mins) to have a clear path to the rwy. Others elected to press on through the CB and lightning to land.
I suppose that's why some average 4 lightning strikes/year and someone like myself averages 0,25 strikes/year.
Where has common sense gone to?
Dont twist the story. No I never pressed home approaches with cb etc. Remember, we have weather radar, not lightning detectors. Weather radar only show conditions that are likely to have conditions conducive to lightning. You can still get strikes from innocuous looking weather. I totally endorse your actions re Marekesh, and delaying departure due Wx. But because I did have strikes, please don't assume I was reckless or ignorant of the conditions that I flew in. I would run like a scared cat from anything I saw, on radar or visually, or reported by radio, that would endanger or frighten my pax and crew. Also take my comment that you link and quote in context.