"Are you worried about all those non-green colors on the radar?"

I actually received this comment today from an FSS (US Flight service)
specialist when I called for an IFR flight briefing for a flight from
Boston back to Syracuse, NY, early this afternoon. The Bridgeport FSS
specialist was not joking either. He went on to say that too often pilots
express concerns to him about seeing yellows and reds on the radar when he
knows there is no convection in the area.

Unbelievable. I made the mistake of responding by pointing out that it
certainly is easy to make those comments while sitting safely in a chair in
a building. I then continued by asking him where he was so that I could
stop by his airport, pick him up, and take him for a ride through some
level three returns. His reply was that he already has plenty of hours
doing just that.


--
Peter