"mindenpilot" wrote in message
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Now, the weather issue, snow on the ground? fog in the area (warm air
over cold ground). What is the outside temperature and where is the
freezing level... does the cloud layer go to the freezing level or
higher?.. flying your Musketeer SuperIII into a freezing layer would not
be good.


Thanks to all for the responses.
I picked a hypothetical situation.
Actual conditions have actually been just as you described above, but with
fog at the surface, and visiblity at 1/4 SM, so I wouldn't even be able to
see the other end of the runway!

I was citing conditions I saw in both Dallas and the SF Bay area.
Thin layer of clouds (maybe 200 ft thick) at about 300-500 AGL, then
beautiful on top.

I should have been more clear, stating that I wouldn't even be able to get
radio contact with Reno until 3000-3500 AGL.
Currently, I can't even get ATIS until I'm about 3000' AGL.

Anyway, I think you've answered my questions..now I have one more.
Since the only approach in Minden is GPS, does it make sense to get an
IFR-certified GPS?
Anyone have any preferences.
I don't want to put a $10K upgrade in ;-)

Thanks,

Adam
N7966L
Beech Super III

Read my other post. You might want to spend some time talking to Bill Hutt
or someone else who has flown a lot in the area about the utility of flying
IMC in your current airplane. Basically it isn't enough airplane for IMC
flying in that area. Even a heavy twin like a 421 is marginal.

Mike
MU-2