Confronting The Ice Queen

摘要

Years ago, when a good friend and airline captain heard I had earned my IFR rating, he congratulated me: "You'll be a much safer pilot." And then he startled me by adding, "Just don't ever use it here in the West." He went on to explain that since IFR often means thunderstorms or icing, "You have no business in either of them." To a large degree, he was absolutely right.