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ATC guides VFR Cherokee in IMC through storm into Austin
The pilot of a Piper Cherokee 140 (N141SW) is safely on the ground after relying on air traffic controllers to guide him to Austin's international airport through severe weather. Matt Cartwright said he was flying from New Orleans toward the Austin area when he notified controllers just before 12 p.m. that he could not see a landing point. Other arrivals were held up for 30 minutes... (abclocal.go.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
He said he wasn't worried, therein lies a problem...
Honestly, that's the part that concerns me the most. I've made bad decisions in the air; I'm sure we all have. But I can't help but read a sort of shrugging indifference into his "not worried" comment.
Yup. I'd say you got to the root of the situation.
Personally, seeing as he flies regular on business, and has his own plane, he needs to push ahead for an Instrument rating. I never seen perfect VFR all the time across a flight path
He doesn't need one. He just gets help when the occasion arises. Lol
Agreed preacher. When I completed my first practice PAR approach under the hood at a military base and you hear, "on center line, 10 feet above the runway", then, "5 feet above the runway; take over visually," you develop a huge respect for that controller, know it is available when needed and get a boost in confidence to finish your IFR rating.
Well, I can be sympathetic in one regard but I have to look at the other comments above here and in looking at them, he doesn't deserve any sympathy; it is either stupidity or arrogance feeling pretty sure he'll get it in. Austin is not a little bitty field anymore and he inconvenienced a whole bunch of people to get his way. Not that his Cherokee is any less important than a mad dog holding for him but the mad dog pilot is fully qualified.