SE airplanes in clouds - near freezing level

Roger wrote:
On 26 Dec 2006 11:06:07 -0800, "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:
Michigan and the Great Lakes in general are known for lake effect
storms. They can pop up suddenly and be isolated of cover wide areas.
This was about a week or so before my solo cross country.

A very good reason to ask about weather from a local before flying in
any wx. I'm very familiar with California and the entire SW region and
Mexico. I can talk to you about summer TS management, Mexican monsoons,
etc but I can't tell you about Michigan wx. I would seek advice before
flying in that area. The WX in the Western part of the U.S. is
typically very predictable. My understanding is that is not the case
East of the rockies.
-Robert, CFII