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TWinter

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Marauder
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Tom -- it sounds like you ran into some sort of virga. I think you said you were VFR. I flew for years in western NY and encountered freezing rain, sleet and even wet snow -- all outside of the clouds

Deb
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Tom, You most certainly did the right thing. On our trips if we're not on an IFR flight plan, we usually use flight following. This provides an opportunity to give a quick PIREP (they already hav

DonMuncy
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Two good decisions. First to promptly get yourself out of a dangerous situation. Second to post here and question options. Not to beat yourself up for not completing the flight, but to get input as to

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We had freezing rain / drizzle / fog here this morning. I thought it would be fun to post the skew Ts from a perfunctory flight from PIT to ORD crossing a warm front and a cold front.

Screen grab from foreflight shows pireps for icing.

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Bennett Mentor

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You guys make me glad I live in California. Yeah, I know we do get some icing in winter, but nothing like the rest of the country. I once picked up an amazing amount of ice in just a few minutes over the Sierras, and when ATC told me "stand by" when I asked for higher, I just said "unable" and climbed - 1000' was all that was needed, and I just knew I couldn't stay at my current altitude. I did tell ATC what I was doing, and if they wouldn't approve, I would declare an emergency. Yes, this is a bit of an aggressive attitude on my part, but better than crashing. I didn't get to be an old pilot by being meek in the cockpit. PIC means just that.


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I wasn't even considering flying today (work day for me) and I had a slip and slide on the way in with about an inch of ice that had fallen. I just wanted to post the skew t diagrams to show vs reality. They really are pretty useful- I wish I had learned about them earlier.


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