YVR is cat III (but not IIIB I think - it's been a while). As for diverting/stopping enroute, not really a non-emergency option as there is nowhere that isn't a long way off course. And if it's raining at YVR it's likely raining anywhere else close by. Not that there are a lot of alternatives, could overfly to YYC I suppose but obviously the flight was not planned for that.
Right decision I think, but a bl00dy expensive wiper blade for sure.
Last edited by PaperTiger; 17th Aug 2003 at 13:12.