Lucky to be alive?

Matt Whiting schrieb:

Because it sounded like the descended through an area of less than VFR
visibility (maybe even through a cloud layer, I don't recall the
specifics) and crashed.

No, it clearly sonded that he tried to stay on top but was washed down
into the soup.

That has nothing to do wtih flying VFR above a cloud layer.

That has everything to do with flying VFR above a cloud layer.

Stefan wrote:
Matt Whiting schrieb:

Because it sounded like the descended through an area of less than
VFR visibility (maybe even through a cloud layer, I don't recall the
specifics) and crashed.

No, it clearly sonded that he tried to stay on top but was washed down
into the soup.

I think you are mixing two different accidents. The one that started this
thread was a guy who, with his family heard that there was 1000 ft ceilings
below the clouds and went through the clouds looking for it and it wasn't
there.

You are, I beleive thinking of the guy in the Bo that got hit by a down
draft.

Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

I think you are mixing two different accidents. The one that started this

I'ce cancelled my post as soon as I got aware of this. Unfortunately,
not all servers do honour cancel messages.

Stefan wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder schrieb:

I think you are mixing two different accidents. The one that started
this

I'ce cancelled my post as soon as I got aware of this. Unfortunately,
not all servers do honour cancel messages.

Done it myself many times. And from what I can tell none of the servers
honor cancel messages any more even the one I post to to that requires me to
login with a user name and password.