Originally Posted by
Ewfflyer
I like the above comment. If you never leave your comfort zone, you will never really "learn" about weather. There's doing this, and just being dumb. But honestly, not flying because an Icing Airmet? I hope you mean icing to the surface, or maybe into your cruise altitudes. But guess what, you can still go fly, just go lower. Experience what it's like to get stuck under/over a cloud deck.
When I was flying freight, I had several low-time folks fly with me, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to show them what flying is actually about, how to manage weather situations, etc... I wish everyone had this opportunity!
Let me reword this a bit, The minimums stated above are my personal minimums for when I'm the sole pilot on board. If I'm with a CFI or more experienced pilot then me I'm willing to go into much lower wx than I would if I was alone. My thought is that if I'm alone carrying my parents and sister or friends then that isn't the best time for me to go out and try things that I have very little experience with. I very rarely go flying just for fun as the sole occupant in the airplane, usually the plane is filled to capacity with fuel, baggage, and people