Hi folks
I was on a Nav trip the other day... En route to the second waypoint, I was faced with a dark "wall" of rain.... It was quite dark and impressive. I was cruising at 3000' and continuing this way would have taken me right in IMC. So I decided to descend to 2500', then 2000', then 1500'.... I still could not see through the shower although I could see just underneath a big dual carriageway... The descent was quite bumpy as well...
First of all, I wanted to continue through the rain and descend even lower (terrain clearance was OK) for low level navigation, but I could not really see through the shower and it seemed to extend for a few miles.... Following the dual carriageway would taken me certainly to my second waypoint, but what could I expect after that? The sky was very obscure in the direction I was going to take for my third waypoint. Terrain clearance could then be a problem.
I finally decided to turn around and come back into more welcoming skies...
Did I make the right decision to come back or would it have been possible to continue my trip with a chance of better weather after a while? What would you have done?
I came back safely, that's what matters.
Cheers
