IFR: Decision Making
Being safe in flight has a lot to do with how I fly, what route I might take, conforming to necessary climb rates and similar aeronautical skills and decisions. But, it also has to do with what I do before flying in the first place.
A pilot has to make a decision to fly a flight based on the weather at the departure, enroute, and the destination, the airplane’s capabilites and equipment, and the pilot’s capabilities and skills. Ironically the decision to NOT fly may be what makes a pilot better.
Today’s decision was easy. Towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds and that yellow and red on the radar too made it clear I wasn’t flying today. There’s always tomorrow.