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Originally Posted by flyguy  I might have just landed somewhere close to where you were to either wait out the weather and/or call FSS for an update. No reason to waste the time and money and not even try to complete the mission (unless of course FSS gives you some bad news when you land). As long as you eventually make it to your intended destination and back you can still log the whole flight as cross county, and even make a note in your logbook about the diversion. That'll demonstrate good judgement to anyone looking through your logbook, such as an examiner or prosepective employer. On the other hand, if you are a student pilot you can't land somwhere you aren't endorsed unless you have an emergency. If that is your case, you handled the sitaution perfectly. One thing to keep in mind is, even if you call Flight Watch and they tell you its good up ahead but you look out the window and don't feel good about it, get out of there. Either way I think you made a good choice to turn back. That's always your safest option, and its always better to be conservative if you are ever unsure. |
Yeah, I am still a student so I couldn't land, it was not an emergency, just was not comfortable with the situation.