Oh, of course I agree that it was the running out of gas that killed Rand, but flying VFR on top over a severe storm system is what gave him no options when he ran out of gas. I remember a report that the weather was so bad they couldn't do search and rescue for days, although it didn't matter because he had died instantly.
And running out of gas isn't the only reason engines stop. Nowadays it might not be so bad bad to lose the engine flying VFR on top, because GPS could give you some idea of what's underneath you so you won't crash into a mountain or something. If you're IFR qualified, that's even better. But it's still more risky. Mike Taglieri On Aug 20, 2016 9:07 AM, "Paul Visk via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Dan said: I don't think that "flying on top" is what got him killed. I > think that itwas running out of gas > Whanever I was doing an IFR cross country flight. I would always get an > "VFR on top" clearance. This gives me VFR freedom and still be able to > maintain my IFR flight plan. My opinion for VFR pilots flying "VFR over > the top" should have at a minimum an attitude reference device and know now > to keep the top side up in IMC. Just in case they have an unplanned > descent. > Paul Visk Belleville IL 618 406 4705 > Sent on the new Sprint Network from my Samsung Galaxy S?4 > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
