Cessna 337 down in FLA

[Bob Cook]

Thanks Rick

I chickened out that day and went inland. There is little room for deviation along v3 northbound and it really gets tight around Orlando and the Cape.

I have been pushed to penetrate weather by ATC but I refuse to be "sucked in" by some controller that is sitting in an armchair!

The stormscope is a great tool for showing a rapid buildup whereas their (centre) nexrad is slow to pick up the doppler changes. I have seen this on numerous occasions during mid afternoon buildups in the south.

In this case these were the onslaught of feederbands generated by Wilma and were quite pronounced by 2:15 that afternoon.

Sometimes it is wise to go VFR that it is to be steered into "the unknown".

My opinion is that it takes more than "one event" to cause an accident including "FOD" in the cockpit.

Keep me posted Rick if you hear more.

Bob