Originally Posted by
Africanlion
Wannabe airman here
I watch a lot of videos on general aviation and a few of them warned of the danger of flying into clouds and the advice seems to be turn back asap. It got me wondering. Can you not just fly below the clouds to maintain visibility or around them. Sorry if its a silly question but I have only and one taster flight/lesson
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Thanks in advance
If it's a good day with nicely formed cumulus then under clouds is where you will find gliders, along with strong up-drafts. Gliders are hard to see though easier when they are thermalling, so directly under a Cu isn't in my view the best place to fly. Most gliders flying cross country in the UK (and I believe SA) now carry Flarm so we have a little help to the Mk 1 eyeball to spot other gliders. Also we have had plenty of practise, which helps a bit.