Mother Nature

Windchill · February 9th, 2003, 19:24

Anyone else having trouble training because of this ridiculously harsh winter in the east.

I'm working on my PPL, schedule myself for 3 days a week worth of training (the logic being if I stay current enough I will master the skills more easily and finish my training sooner than later), but the winter here has been awful.

snow showers cancel one or two lessons each week, or the wind is horrendous. The only good days come when my flight instructor is off!

tonyw · February 9th, 2003, 19:32

The only thing I have left to do is 2.2 hours of instrument time with my instructor. And that is so hard to schedule. I talked to him today and told him that I'd like to go up in actual instrument conditions, but he said that while he'd love to do that, he's worried about icing!

Oh, well, we'll get up there and get it done!

flyboy03 · February 9th, 2003, 19:34

I feel you man more than anyone. I started on Jan 9 working for my Private here in Florida and I am behind everyone else in my class because i keep getting screwed by weather. Usually wind and low ceiling. My flight was cancelled just today because the ceiling was like at 500ft so no one was flying. Is really a pain, but I guess it will get better with time.

FlyChicaga · February 9th, 2003, 19:42

I'm doing my MEI training, and we haven't been able to fly in the past two weeks due to harsh temperatures. Plus, my instructor and I both have gotten sick, so that hasn't helped (sinuses). Our Ops Manuals say no engine failures below 20 degrees F, and at 8:00 AM it hasn't been above that any day we've tried to fly!

Baronman · February 9th, 2003, 19:58

I understand Windchill...If it's not a low cieling with snow/icing, it's the 30kt winds that follow every Low that passes. It's a pretty good cycle, you can bet on 2-3 nice days followed by 2 days of clouds/snow/rain when the cold front passes and then 2 days of harsh northwesterly winds after the low is northeast of you.
Winter sucks.

pavelump · February 9th, 2003, 20:29

now that there's actually some weather here, I'm in ground school (instrument). I see the "crappy" weather and I'm mad because I can't be in it! Perfect actual IMC training days. I'll trade that anyday for the freezing cold though. Sorry guys. If it makes you feel any better (and it won't) I'll be cooking down here in a few months. Gotta hurry up and get my CFI so I can get out of here for the summer!

Dave

pscraig · February 9th, 2003, 20:33

I feel your pain, this isn't what we all had in mind when we packed up to fly in sunny Florida. I'm in a timebuilding phase for commercial, and still will not fly in the MVFR conditions we've seen recently. What gets me is my colleagues who do fly and then come back with these stories of a scud run back home....we can all read the TAFs, and don't understand why someone would fly in conditions they know might get ugly. If we had an instrument rating I could understand, but we don't. I gave up, drove north and spent the weekend exploring the clubs of Orlando. Still recovering

E_Dawg · February 9th, 2003, 21:47

It seems that no matter what the weather's doing, someone's pissed.

Huh???

I_Money · February 9th, 2003, 22:29

Ed, how can you compain about the weather today it was perfect. Oh yeah, you were under the hood>

drumminpilot · February 9th, 2003, 22:57

Orlando's got some bad @$$ clubs....... I spent a lot of time there when I wasn't flying in Daytona....

February 9th, 2003, 19:24	#1
Windchill Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-Atlantic, KMRB Posts: 1,925	Mother Nature Anyone else having trouble training because of this ridiculously harsh winter in the east. I'm working on my PPL, schedule myself for 3 days a week worth of training (the logic being if I stay current enough I will master the skills more easily and finish my training sooner than later), but the winter here has been awful. snow showers cancel one or two lessons each week, or the wind is horrendous. The only good days come when my flight instructor is off!

February 9th, 2003, 19:32	#2
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,166	Re: Mother Nature The only thing I have left to do is 2.2 hours of instrument time with my instructor. And that is so hard to schedule. I talked to him today and told him that I'd like to go up in actual instrument conditions, but he said that while he'd love to do that, he's worried about icing! Oh, well, we'll get up there and get it done!

February 9th, 2003, 19:34	#3
flyboy03 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21	Re: Mother Nature I feel you man more than anyone. I started on Jan 9 working for my Private here in Florida and I am behind everyone else in my class because i keep getting screwed by weather. Usually wind and low ceiling. My flight was cancelled just today because the ceiling was like at 500ft so no one was flying. Is really a pain, but I guess it will get better with time.

February 9th, 2003, 19:42	#4
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,750	Re: Mother Nature I'm doing my MEI training, and we haven't been able to fly in the past two weeks due to harsh temperatures. Plus, my instructor and I both have gotten sick, so that hasn't helped (sinuses). Our Ops Manuals say no engine failures below 20 degrees F, and at 8:00 AM it hasn't been above that any day we've tried to fly!

February 9th, 2003, 19:58	#5
Baronman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NEWARK Posts: 1,023	Re: Mother Nature I understand Windchill...If it's not a low cieling with snow/icing, it's the 30kt winds that follow every Low that passes. It's a pretty good cycle, you can bet on 2-3 nice days followed by 2 days of clouds/snow/rain when the cold front passes and then 2 days of harsh northwesterly winds after the low is northeast of you. Winter sucks.

February 9th, 2003, 20:29	#6
pavelump Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 789	Re: Mother Nature now that there's actually some weather here, I'm in ground school (instrument). I see the "crappy" weather and I'm mad because I can't be in it! Perfect actual IMC training days. I'll trade that anyday for the freezing cold though. Sorry guys. If it makes you feel any better (and it won't) I'll be cooking down here in a few months. Gotta hurry up and get my CFI so I can get out of here for the summer! Dave

February 9th, 2003, 20:33	#7
pscraig Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,021	Re: Mother Nature I feel your pain, this isn't what we all had in mind when we packed up to fly in sunny Florida. I'm in a timebuilding phase for commercial, and still will not fly in the MVFR conditions we've seen recently. What gets me is my colleagues who do fly and then come back with these stories of a scud run back home....we can all read the TAFs, and don't understand why someone would fly in conditions they know might get ugly. If we had an instrument rating I could understand, but we don't. I gave up, drove north and spent the weekend exploring the clubs of Orlando. Still recovering

February 9th, 2003, 21:47	#8
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,147	Re: Mother Nature It seems that no matter what the weather's doing, someone's pissed. Huh???

February 9th, 2003, 22:29	#9
I_Money Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal Posts: 5,645	Re: Mother Nature Ed, how can you compain about the weather today it was perfect. Oh yeah, you were under the hood>

February 9th, 2003, 22:57	#10
drumminpilot Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Springdale, AR (XNA/RVS/ASG) Posts: 320	Re: Mother Nature Orlando's got some bad @$$ clubs....... I spent a lot of time there when I wasn't flying in Daytona....

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