Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
A common thing I have seen with those pilots is failing to take the winds into account. When they are going between cells, they try to go right in the middle of them. I would rather be 20 miles away from the downwind cell and 10 miles from the upwind cell rather than 15 miles from both.
Wouldn’t you want to be 20 miles from the upwind and 10 miles from the downwind? The hazard is going to travel with the wind and so will the anvil and hail throw (if present).
Regardless, agree weather avoidance certainly has been minimized as others have said for whatever reasons in many circles of aviation. Glad there’s at least some critical thought application out there. I flew older aircraft with attenuation problems and flying right down the middle of a gap could literally blow up in your face.
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