Spring flying question
As a newly minted instrument pilot I was wondering about what people in general aviation do when flying around towering (or non towering) cumulus clouds. I'm talking about a pretty good size buildup that isn't yet producing showers (or maybe just light showers) that are making it to the ground.
If you are on an IFR flight plan and heading straight for one of these do you ask for a deviation from ATC or do you just take the bumps inside the cloud? This assumes I don't have weather radar on board. One thing I am wondering is at what point does this become a cloud that you don't want to fly through?
At what point does ATC start vectoring you around this stuff? Is it when it is showing as a yellow return on the radar?
I would also like to hear any good stories about flying in this stuff.
Fly safe!
As a newly minted instrument pilot I was wondering about what people in general aviation do when flying around towering (or non towering) cumulus clouds. I'm talking about a pretty good size buildup that isn't yet producing showers (or maybe just light showers) that are making it to the ground.
If you are on an IFR flight plan and heading straight for one of these do you ask for a deviation from ATC or do you just take the bumps inside the cloud? This assumes I don't have weather radar on board. One thing I am wondering is at what point does this become a cloud that you don't want to fly through?
At what point does ATC start vectoring you around this stuff? Is it when it is showing as a yellow return on the radar?
I would also like to hear any good stories about flying in this stuff.
Fly safe!
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