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A friend of mine owns a piper arrow that he leases. Recently he asked me to run him to an airport about 100 miles away to retrieve the plane and pilot. The pilot was unwilling to return on schedule due to thunderstorms in the forecast, and he needed the plane back because someone else had it booked.
I snapped this phone picture on the way down, it was the same the whole way there and back.
Both aircraft and pilot were (allegedly) instrument qualified, not that it matters on this day.
My friend was falling all over himself to tell the pilot that he made the right decision and any time he’s not comfortable he should stay on the ground. I kept my big mouth shut because we’ve had this debate before.
I’m all for being cautious, but if someone doesn’t think to go outside and look at the sky and question the forecast accuracy, and we reinforce that thinking as correct, how is that person ever going to learn to use a plane for travel?
I snapped this phone picture on the way down, it was the same the whole way there and back.
Both aircraft and pilot were (allegedly) instrument qualified, not that it matters on this day.
My friend was falling all over himself to tell the pilot that he made the right decision and any time he’s not comfortable he should stay on the ground. I kept my big mouth shut because we’ve had this debate before.
I’m all for being cautious, but if someone doesn’t think to go outside and look at the sky and question the forecast accuracy, and we reinforce that thinking as correct, how is that person ever going to learn to use a plane for travel?