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Lite IFR--one more time

 
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:13 pm    Post subject: Lite IFR--one more time Reply with quote

While I agree wholeheartedly with Greg, I can understand what Indiana Larry
is saying. I grew up in South Dakota, where the entire population of the
STATE is less than the metro area of Minneapolis, Minnesota (700,000).
And... where the two largest cities (100,000 and 50,000 people respectively)
are 400 miles apart. Needless to say there is a LOT of unoccupied space
both on the ground and in the air. When I started flying in the southeast
corner of the state we had a large chunk of UNCONTROLLED airspace as our
practice area. So....for those who have always lived near the big city,
Greg's reaction is understandable. But, for those of us who grew up in the
tiny towns and wide open spaces of Midwest farmland it's a LITTLE more
plausible. Note I said a "LITTLE"!! Please don't fly in the clouds unless
you have an IFR rating and clearance and are under ATC control, your life
depends on it.

Dean Psiropoulos
RV-6A N197DM
IFR rated and equipped
do not archive
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My god, I hope there's another definition that doesn't involve being
both stupid and illegal... With emphasis on the stupid.

Greg Young
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Light IFR: defined in the Midwest as being on top of or below an overcast
cloud layer with AWOS/ASOS info that tells them on the other side of the
layer there are VFR conditions with adequate ceiling near the ground, or
above a certain level where the overcast top is. Light IFR pilots have not

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filed IFR or may not be IFR qualified or legally equipped for IFR, but
they go on the instruments long enough to fly up or down through the clouds
to the other side expecting better conditions.

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Indiana Larry, RV7 Tip Up SunSeeker 77 hours



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