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Ever Fly In Really Bad Weather Just Because?

Lehpron From United States, joined Jul 2001, 7027 posts, RR: 32
Posted (5 years 10 months 5 days ago) and read 833 times:

One of the things I like to do on X-plane is activate the A.I. pilot and purposely make the flightplan through bad weather. It's funny to watch microbusts drop an A330 like a kite... Laugh out loud

On the otherhand, would it be "good" extreme weather training to purposefully fly into a violent computer generated T-storm?

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NormalSpeed From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 747 times:

Well, not to the extreme that you do. However, when I'm flying in FS2004, it is almost always in "actual" IMC, with the visability at or near approach minimums. And yes, it is fun.

-Normal

Chgoan From United States, joined Aug 2003, 230 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (5 years 10 months 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 733 times:

Sure do. Its actually great practice for aircraft control.

N139j From United States, joined Nov 1999, 380 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 718 times:

As normalspeed does, i very often fly at or just above minimums. However I do not fly through conditions that would be avoided in real-world. If there is a violent t-storm ahead, I either vector myself around it, or stay above it. Remember that TS on a METAR stands for "tough s*it". Basicly, I like to train in IMC, but not to where it would be "dangerous."

-jason

PHXMKEflyer From United States, joined Nov 2003, 252 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 736 times:

all the time!!!!! Big grin