IFR Decisions?
Dear Friends,
Below are a few situations, request your valid inputs.
1) You're on vacation and scheduled to return to work next day for an important meeting. A slow moving warm front sits over your entire route, & there are multiple PIREP's of moderate icing. Weather is expected to continue through
the next 24 hours. Your light twin has pitot heat, but no other de icing protection. Airports along the route are at or above minimums.
2) On a climb out IFR cross country, your attitude ind fails. You have already picked up your clearance, and you are in solid IFR conditions.
3) You're one hour from your destination, cruising between layers. You notice that Low Voltage light on the panel is illuminated, but you are not sure how long it has been on.
4) During second ILS approach attempt you see Approach lights at decision height. As you descend, they disappear behind a patch of Fog.
5) After a lengthy hold, you begin an approach to your destination, and visibility is reported right at minimums. At MDA you cant c the runway. You execute missed approach and calculate that you no longer have enough fuel to fly to your filed alternate.
6) Controller issues you an immediate descent to the initial approach fix altitude at your destination. you know that you are still over an area of mountainous terrain, and the descent may take you below min safe altitude for the area. The frequency is congested and you unable to contact the controller.
Appreciate your thoughts & help me learn some thing each day.
Regards,
Leraning to Fly.