ARGH!!!! Darn Cold Front, no flying!!!

[Grasshopper27]

Cold front is coming through, we're in IFR conditions so no flying today or tomorrow.

I have lots of chores to do and I don't wanna do any of them.

Here is the current DFW METAR:
KDFW 152156Z 15012KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC006 07/06 A3014

Grumble...

Hopper


BTW, that METAR translates:

Conditions at: KDFW observed 15 January 2003 21:56 UTC
Temperature: 6.7°C (44°F)
Dewpoint: 5.6°C (42°F) [RH = 93%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.14 inches Hg (1020.7 mb)
Winds: from the SSE (150 degrees) at 14 MPH (12 knots; 6.2 m/s)
Visibility: 2.50 miles (4.02 km)
Ceiling: 600 feet AGL
Clouds: overcast cloud deck at 600 feet AGL
Present Weather: BR (mist)

 

[pyonir]

i have a friend that is trying to log all her hours to be a commercial pilot. I hate pilot jargon.

 

[notfred]

So get IFR certified.

 

[Jzero]

IFR won't save you from the effects of ice on aerodynamic surfaces

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: notfred
So get IFR certified.

I am, but it is company policy that we don't fly in IMC.

Hopper

 

[notfred]

What's the point of having an IFR certification if you cant use it?

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: Jzero
IFR won't save you from the effects of ice on aerodynamic surfaces

True, but the 407 has limited anti-ice installed (the 206BIII does not).

I wouldn't fly either anywhere near ice... But at 44 degrees out, ice is just not a factor.

Hopper

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: notfred
What's the point of having an IFR certification if you cant use it?

Some companies use it, some don't. Funny, our insurance requires that all pilots be instrument rated and the aircraft be IFR certified, yet our company policy is to not fly in IMC.

*shrug*

Hopper

 

[CurtCold]

Guess that means you'll be flying in OT instead.

 

[LordRaiden]

Yeah, I find flying in the winter a real pain too. Ever tried to land a plane on an icy runway with an inch of ice on your wings? Real fun.

 

[MaxDepth]

You could spend more time getting p-whipped by your fiance...






j/k




Actually I have to go out this weekend for dry suit instruction class this weekend. I'm the dive master for this class, so I'll end up getting wet helping the students - before I put on my suit.

bleegh. cold and wet.

 

[UNCjigga]

That's why choppers suck...can't use IFR...they're pretty much useless! Go get a Cessna...better yet get the new plane that has a parachute so if there's any mechanical failure, just shut it off, let the plane fall and deploy the BigChute (slows impact speed to a mere 20mph!!!)

Once again, I opened my big mouth before reading all the posts. Okay, good, choppers can use IFR, they're not useless after all...its only your company's policy that's kinda irksome...

 

[Yossarian]

***braces self for a deluge of posts from Hopper ***