"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote:

That ain't freight dog work... that's the big time! I'm talking about flying
Lances, Apaches, Aztecs and C-402s. Stuff that didn't allow you to climb over
the weather; you flew *in* it all the way. Aircraft that were the state of the
art back before I was born...

Yep, just the other day I was listening to my local ATC feed as a line of
strong t-storms approached when a local freight company checked on in a
Caravan, flying to the west and directly towards this line.

ATC: "Are you equipped with weather radar today?"

Pilot: "Unfortunately not today. Why?"

ATC: "Strong to severe returns are just west of the airport."

Pilot (in a rather shaky voice): "I would appreciate if you could pick the
best hole and send me through it."



--
Peter