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The alternate thing is interesting. In VMC, I just file IFR anyway. When I get close I'll either amend if I want to go further or cancel and go to FF. Nothing wrong with planning for IFR fuel and flying VFR fuel once there. Kind of good conservative planning. I'll do that next week flying to Tampa. With 4.5 hours, I can and have made Tampa without a stop but never plan it. I will file and get a clearance and see how it works this time.
Recently I was going from Florida to Cleveland with a stop just before the mountains for fuel. While on the ground, a line of severe thunderstorms passed by, and then I could go behind them. As there were mountains and scattered embedded thunderstorms in the way, the IFR routing would likely be wiggly, subject to revision, and would probably not get me to Cleveland with an alternate and appropriate reserves. So I'd need to stop again, and I would not be able to see the thunderheads to avoid them. But if I could slip out VFR, I could fly direct, avoid the nasty stuff visually if it became an issue, and land with plenty of fuel at my destination. I got flight following, advised them that I might nead a clearance at some point, and did just that. Dodged a bit of weather visually, climbed up to 12,000 feet while doing so, and approaching Cleveland I got the ILS. Point two IMC in the logbook, one approach to minimums, no convective surprises, plenty of outs, and no hassles. Jose -- The price of freedom is... well... freedom. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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