In a previous article, (Hankal) said:
You're missing the situation where you're at an untowered airport, and the
ceilings are so low and the nearest atc too far away that you can't get
your clearance in the air without penetrating the class E. So you phone

If the weather is that bad I do not launch.
I did not get my IFR ticket to kill myself

I didn't realize that having a tower or a near-by RCO was a pre-requisite
for terrain clearance. Silly me, I thought that if you followed the
departure procedures and standard IFR practice, that you wouldn't hit the
ground. Thanks for clarifying that for me.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Must admit, I'd like to know what is the homeopathic treatment for
gunshot wounds.
-- Tanuki