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![]() You are flying a high performance single recip. about two hours south to an airshow you really, really want to go to. In fact, this airshow is an annual thing you haven't missed in years. You are not yet instrument rated but about halfway through the training for commercial & instrument. The enroute forecast is for heavy fog 20 miles south of your departure airport to about 30 miles north of your destination. The fog layer top is consistently 100-200 ft agl the whole way. Ceiling is nil and visibility is 1/4 mile at best in the fog. Above the fog it is clear blue with light winds the whole way. Destination is excellent VFR. Conditions are forecast to remain this way for the duration of your flight. Fog will be gone later in the morning but the destination airport will be closed for the airshow by then. To make it to the airshow in time you must fly over the fog for about an hour & 45 minutes (most of the way). The fog layer stretches 100 miles or more both sides of your intended route, flying around it is unreasonable and would compromise your fuel supply. Go or No-Go? What if it was something more important like a business meeting or a critically ill close relative who may die within hours? How about two engines instead of one? Go or No-Go? Ricky |
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