Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site sun.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!Glacier!decwrl!sun!marcum From: marcum@sun.uucp (Alan Marcum) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Aviation weather Message-ID: <2987@sun.uucp> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 12:27:26 EST Article-I.D.: sun.2987 Posted: Mon Nov 11 12:27:26 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 08:30:58 EST References: <137@oracle.UUCP> Reply-To: marcum@sun.UUCP (Alan Marcum) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 15 Keywords: weather, ice Summary: go/nogo? start/continue! In article <137@oracle.UUCP> wool@oracle.UUCP (Chris Wooldridge) writes: >Living and flying as I do in the cloudy NW, I'm always interested in hearing >about experiences pilots have with weather ... in my opinion, a subject which >is neglected a lot in pilot education. It's a touchy, personal subject with >a lot of pilots - at least in the guise of the go/nogo decision. In a book I read a while ago, Dick Collins recommended changing the 'go/nogo' decision to a 'start/continue' decision. The 'continue' portion is constantly re-examined as the flight progresses. I've found this oulook on weather flying to be very valuable -- it helps break the 'well, here I am, and I decided to do it, so I bettger do it' syndrome. -- Alan M. Marcum Sun Microsystems, Technical Consulting ...!{dual,ihnp4}!sun!nescorna!marcum Mountain View, California