Surprisingly there are very few light AC wrecks in the hills in Scotland. Maybe because many Scottish pilots are familiar with the weather and the geography. On the other hand there are loads of military crash sites.
There are more cases of CFIT in England. It may be that the flatlanders of the south east don't think that much about hills then get caught out by a 600 ft bump in the scenery.
I agree scud running is not a great idea but the OP did state broken 3000ft + cloud base. I don't think the OP is that much of a beginner. Just unfamiliar with flying in Scotland. Judging by his many previous posts he is hungry to learn and seems determined not to be caught out by ignorance.
Edited to add; I would have thought the 11000ft + peaks in California will have had their own challenge for him but I suppose the weather has different characteristics.
D.O.
Last edited by dont overfil; 25th Sep 2012 at 15:43.