Matt Young wrote in news:0i0fd.6540$KJ6.2254
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

I was referring to ground based radar, things I can look at before
leaving. No radar in my skyhawk.

I have to say it's hit or miss. I've flown through areas that ground radar
had painted yellow and some red, and never saw a drop of rain, not any
turbulence. I've also seen some heavy rain that hadn't been on the TV
earlier. I've seen heavy precip shown over the place where I was sitting, on
the ground, and not a drop of rain had fallen all day. Look at radar
presentations with a jaundiced eye, and take them with a lot of salt, to mix
some metaphors. Read pireps, and ask the FSS briefer what has been going on.

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Regards,

Stan