Flying VFR in IMC conditions

jynxyjoe

jynxyjoe

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These guys really need a Bud Light commercial in honor of their achievements.

By the way, if any one reading this was pulling this stunt over the Panhandle of Florida, just west of TLH, today around 1:35ish east coast time at 7,500 ft I have a few words from me and everyone else on the plane: kill yourself. I hope the FAA finds whoever was up there today and pistol whips them.

Thank you ALPA and everyone else responsible for making TCAS required. It saved some lives today.

To anyone that does this, the subject of todays thread; just because you fly at a VFR altitude doesn't mean someone isn't going to climb up into you. Also that x-ponder you've refused to replace transmits like crap, picked you up 2 or so miles away about 1k above me. EDIT: just to be clear I was climbing into you at better than 1000ft/min.

Anyway, thank you VFR flyboy who refuses to stay the required distance from clouds, you put the dumb in dumbass.
 
jynxyjoe said:
These guys really need a Bud Light commercial in honor of their achievements.

By the way, if any one reading this was pulling this stunt over the Panhandle of Florida, just west of TLH, today around 1:35ish east coast time at 7,500 ft I have a few words from me and everyone else on the plane: kill yourself. I hope the FAA finds whoever was up there today and pistol whips them.

Thank you ALPA and everyone else responsible for making TCAS required. It saved some lives today.

To anyone that does this, the subject of todays thread; just because you fly at a VFR altitude doesn't mean someone isn't going to climb up into you. Also that x-ponder you've refused to replace transmits like crap, picked you up 2 or so miles away about 1k above me.

Anyway, thank you VFR flyboy who refuses to stay the required distance from clouds, you put the dumb in dumbass.
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A Beech 18 snuck up on me a couple weeks ago, had to be 200' above and a 1/4 mile. I could read his n number. If I hadn't been in such shock, I would have written it down...he was shiny and polished aluminum, beautiful airplane, but scared me half to death. He wouldn't answer when I called him...hmmm....class g, fun.
 
All you have to say is you think they were about to fly really close to a building and they'd get a visit from someone who could call them out!
 
This happened to a friend of mine. He was on the ILS 33. Ceiling was around 500 ft. After passing the FAF, center gets a call from an airplane that just departed runway 15 and was looking for a clearance.

Center told him he had to wait, but the guy replied that he was already in the clouds and needed the clearance. That guy got a phone number to call later on.

It really disappoint me to see people act so stupidly and reckless/careless. :banghead:
 
Leaving San Antonio yesterday morning a CAP flight got the dreaded phone number, I think for penetrating class C airspace without being in radio contact.
 
I was flying inside a solid layer once and ATC was calling out traffic to us as less than a mile same altitude, type unknown. We reported that we were in solid IMC and could in no way see this aircraft. It is definitely one of the most butt-puckering experiences I've had.
 
ATC often calls traffic advisories when youre in IMC. I think its more CYA for them, or they're required to do so. They can't tell when youre in IMC after all, unless they have a current PIREP for the tops / bases.

Ever notice an airplane, see it pass you and then ATC calls a traffic advisory? That is definitely CYA. :)
 
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