Actually that doesn't look too bad. . .just some solid rain, and a few embedded TS. Obviously doesn't undermine the responsible decision to stay on the ground though.
Our turbulence plot system had that thing as 7/10 coverage. That means "no way in hell are you gonna be able to pick your way through" in layman's terms.
Do you have weather radar?
FLX 110 seems to disagree. Freight #1!
Dispatch probably told them that they they could see holes in the weather and it was a no brainer decision to go.
FLX 110 seems to disagree. Freight #1!
Edit: Wait, better, here's the same guy going in to Craig last night.
To paraphrase Star Wars: This guy is my kind of freight scum. Check plus.
Don't deviate, penetrate.....
braunpilot said:Dispatch probably told them that they they could see holes in the weather and it was a no brainer decision to go.
I do (I've become a big wuss in my old age), that guy doesn't. Well, wait 81C had weather radar, but it mostly just painted the ground, IIRC. heh. Plus, I think they keep that plane up north since it has boots.
Hah. Probably. I'll bet it was Tristan. To be fair, the guy may just need a wheelbarrow for his balls. There used to be a guy down in Florida who would fly through anything. He'd just go down to like 3 or 4k, strap in, and plow through it. I used to watch him on flightaware just for kicks, going through level 5s and 6s always in an absolutely straight line. Can't remember his name, met him once at Craig. Crazy, beautiful bastard.
I must say, thunderstorms are refreshing for a change here in Daytona. I'm just sitting in one of the buildings here on campus, and some people are "Wow, this is a crazy storm". Apparently, in Florida, anything with thunder is a crazy storm. Back up in the flat lands of Kansas, this wouldn't have been nothing. No Hail=not a crazy storm. Plus, the storm gave me a chance to study up on the Duchess' systems.
Probably haven't been in FL long. Central FL is like the lightning capital of the world. Wait till the summer hits.....