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Old 19th Jun 2013, 13:20
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Wally Mk2
 
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All very interesting reading & much can be learnt for us all.

Few good questions being asked re Prob of FG. As has pretty much been alluded to hear any greater % of fog beyond 30 or 40 the relevant documents states Fog, full stop.
In a way there's a qualified met man in all of us drivers, we had to do Met along the way so apart from the legal side of things ALL pilots ought to be making fuel calcs to suit their understanding of the pending WX at the destination.

We've got a high press over us ATM with wide spaced iso's & clear night skies with light winds at Grnd Lvl along with being bloody cold & no split between temps, that tells us that this could get bloody ugly re Fog.

I know that I wouldn't trust the Met man (no offense Met man) as far as I could throw him with those conditions lurking.

Flying's bloody dangerous even on a Cavok day !


Wmk2

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