Ron Lee wrote:
I am considering a flight to Key West and the Bahamas but there still
seesm to be a lot of thunderstorm activity in the south/east now.
Combined with normal haze and it is not appealing to me right now. I
am used to 50-100 mile visibility so I would prefer to wait until the
thunderstorms are not a widespread event...and ideally with visibility
better than in the summer.

Is October a better time to try this? Will I have to wait until a
cold front passes to get better visibility.


You've picked the height of the hurricane season. November will be better than
either September or October. IFR flying in the Bahamas tends to be a local
event, except at night, then it's everywhere (by law).

How long would you be staying? You have a lot more flexibility with a shorter
stay or an instrument rating. If I couldn't find VFR all along the route, I'd
much rather have VFR going into the Bahamas and IFR coming back into the states.
IFR flying can be a real PITA trying to get into the family islands; not so bad
for Nassau or Freeport.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com