skidoo
Line Up and Wait
Here is the scenerio - You are on a 600NM flight in a Turbo C-182m non-FIKI aircraft. You filed IFR and departed through clouds for less than the first 50 miles. You are in clear skies until the last 100NM of your destination, of which is over mountain terrain. There is an icing airmet over that last 100 mile area for between 10K to 15K. MEA for the area is 13K. Approach chart IAF begins at 8K. You are cruising at 17K and 100 miles out, you can clearly determine that you will be on top of any clouds. You are expecting scattered clouds in the destination valley and that is what was observed when you departed a couple hours prior. So, you continue on, expecting to cancel and drop down through the open areas when you reach the valley area. And, you expect to have enough fuel for an extra 2 hours.
But, when you get there, you find that all that scattered turned into an overcast with a 5k ceiling, freezing level at 10K. At this point, what decision would you make:
1) Take the approach, and coordinate with ATC to drop through 15K to 8K as quickly as practical., or
2) Turn around and go back the 100 miles cancel IFR, land and get fuel, then continue VFR under the ceiling through a valley route., or
3) Turn around land and wait for better conditions., or
4) Other
But, when you get there, you find that all that scattered turned into an overcast with a 5k ceiling, freezing level at 10K. At this point, what decision would you make:
1) Take the approach, and coordinate with ATC to drop through 15K to 8K as quickly as practical., or
2) Turn around and go back the 100 miles cancel IFR, land and get fuel, then continue VFR under the ceiling through a valley route., or
3) Turn around land and wait for better conditions., or
4) Other