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"Peter R." wrote in message ... Tom Sixkiller ) wrote: "Michael" wrote in message om... Face it - if you're going to fly IMC when there are T-storms around, you need some sort of weather avoidance gear. Relying on ATC is not a realistic option. It's not an option PERIOD. HUH? "Not a realistic option" "not an option PERIOD" ??? What am I missing that I interpret those two phrases as more similar than different? I shudder to think Michael is in the same skies as myself the rest of us. I do not understand how you could judge someone's abilities based on your subtle differences in interpretation. To me, newsgroup proclamations such as yours speak more about your ego than anything else. It speaks of what Michael has written in the past, plus his interpretation of the ATC process. Re-read his original. |
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Tom Sixkiller ) wrote:
It speaks of what Michael has written in the past, plus his interpretation of the ATC process. Re-read his original. I did and I just don't see what you see. In fact, his interpretation of ATC during t-storms pretty much coincides with my IFR experiences in the northeast US. In his original post in this thread, what *specific advice* rubs your fur the wrong way? Show me what I am missing. I have been reading these groups for the last three years or so and during that time I have concluded that I would pay top dollar for some of Michael's time as an instrument instructor. Too bad I don't live closer to his home airport. Experience is the best teacher and to me his posts continually demonstrate that he has quality instrument experience. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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I shudder to think Michael is in the same skies as myself the rest of us. I think that was a rather rude statement. |
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"Vigo" wrote in message ... I shudder to think Michael is in the same skies as myself the rest of us. I think that was a rather rude statement. No, what he said about George Braly, John Deakin, the rest of the instructors in the industry...that was rude. |
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"PaulH" wrote:
I have a fairly new IFR rating and am wondering how much help to expect from ATC on Tstorm avoidance. It is not something you can rely upon. Their equipment is not designed for it and it and individual controllers vary widely in their ability and inclination to help you. Be especially wary in or near Class B airspace - they have a lot of aircraft to separate and your t'storm problems may be way down on their priority list. Will they suggest re-routing or do you have to request it based on visual, FSS, or stormscope location? Get some weather display gear in your airplane and *tell* ATC where you need to go. If you are going to fly IFR when there are many CBs about, this is a must. The best thunderstorm avoidance tool is see-and-avoid, but if you can't see them with your eyes because you're in IMC, you'd better have a gizmo that can see them for you. -- Dan C172RG at BFM |
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Sometimes ATC can go too far to the other extreme and vector you around
even the smallest rain showers. Just the other day we were flying looking for some actual IMC conditions. There were pockets of rain (level 1 and 2), and ATC kept vectoring us around it. "Dan Luke" wrote in news:10bsid5r2ecpg78 @news.supernews.com: "PaulH" wrote: I have a fairly new IFR rating and am wondering how much help to expect from ATC on Tstorm avoidance. It is not something you can rely upon. Their equipment is not designed for it and it and individual controllers vary widely in their ability and inclination to help you. Be especially wary in or near Class B airspace - they have a lot of aircraft to separate and your t'storm problems may be way down on their priority list. Will they suggest re-routing or do you have to request it based on visual, FSS, or stormscope location? Get some weather display gear in your airplane and *tell* ATC where you need to go. If you are going to fly IFR when there are many CBs about, this is a must. The best thunderstorm avoidance tool is see-and-avoid, but if you can't see them with your eyes because you're in IMC, you'd better have a gizmo that can see them for you. |
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Thanks to all of you for sharing your experience. I have just
recently installed a Stormscope but don't have enough experience using it yet to know how much to trust it. A couple of times I have flown with Tstorm activity within range, the azimuth appears off by as much as 30 degrees - plan to bring it in next week to be checked. |
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Thanks to all of you for sharing your experience. I do have a new
stormscope installed but haven't yet used it enough to know to what extent I can trust it. A couple of recent flights when Tstorms were within range show a possible 30 degree azimuth error (compared with where I thought the activity was via radar before takeoff), so I plan to bring it back to the shop next week. |
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