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What's that a little over two minutes in, were you writing clearances on you hand?


Very nice, my favorite flights so far have been VFR on top flights, or flights right through the tops.  It gives you a nice sense of speed, like flying through a canyon or something without the fear of airplane and rocks meeting.  Then, lining up on the ILS a couple miles out while still above the clouds, and you pop out right on the center-line (or close ), it's great. 8-)

I assume you filed IFR, but I gotta say, that is about the best a VFR pilot could hope for in terms of getting on top... benign puffies at a good altitude, with decent gaps between... and another layer of cumulus above to keep it interesting.... I was spellbound watching that. Been quite some time since I flew anywhere at that altitude.

You could give Groucho a run for his money with those eyebrows... LOL!!  

I was filed when we took off ( 2-mile vis and some rain)(Mobius is right, I scribble clearances on my hand..lol), but when we got up near Findlay, we came across those conditions... I wanted to explore and split the layers, so I cancelled and finished the flight VFR.

You're right..  that combo of cloud layers, VFR, is rare indeed... And unless you're close to your destination, you don't wanna do a lotta VFR flying like that.. If you have to stay on course, it can swallow you up in a hurry  :o

You're right..  that combo of cloud layers, VFR, is rare indeed... And unless you're close to your destination, you don't wanna do a lotta VFR flying like that.. If you have to stay on course, it can swallow you up in a hurry  :o

Yup. As benign as that looks, it can change quickly.