a) I called Flight Watch as I passed Tehachapi Pass and I saw that
weather was completely different on this side of the Sierras.
They warned against attempting to fly VFR further than to Fresno.
My personal assessment of the high ceiling and the presence of
sunny patches seduced me to ignore their expertise and to push
it too far. This was probably the classic "I wanna reach my
destination" syndrome.

It's also the classic "They always say "VFR not reccomended". I've
learned not to pay attention to that kind of disclaimer because it's
so overused it's meaningless, and doesn't seem to represent "their
expertise" so much as "their lawyers".

Sometimes they're right, but you can't tell from that statement when
it will be. You need to interpret the rest of what they are saying,
and then, aren't you making your own personal assessment anyway?

Jose
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