This has happened twice now that I know of. Student pilot and instructor take off from airport when there are clouds in the neighborhood. Turns out clouds are lower than expected and student flies right into the bottom of one while still inside the airport airspace. The cloud bottom is above pattern altitude, but not by much. Student and instructor handle the "reduced visibility" problem without difficulty. return to land at the airport, and decide not to fly any more that day.
In one case, the instructor immediately reported the problem to tower. They waited until he was safely on the ground, then put the airport into IMC status. The other instructor didn't mention it to tower at all.
What would you do?
In one case, the instructor immediately reported the problem to tower. They waited until he was safely on the ground, then put the airport into IMC status. The other instructor didn't mention it to tower at all.
What would you do?
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