Quote Originally Posted by AlwaysAway2 View Post
My first comment on this tragedy that has actually had me feeling guilty and I am just a stupid fan that lives in Jersey.

I had a PPL. Private pilots licence.

Pilots regularly fly without pay to keep their hours up. If you don’t fly enough hours you lose your licence. Their fuel money expense is covered by their passengers it’s a win win thing that all private pilots do and understand.

Did the pilot have IMC rating. Instrument meteorological conditions licence.

One licence is VFR only. In laymans terms you fly in clear skies only.

You can even fly at night with a VFR and night rating.

Flying VFR is relatively easy.
Flying IMC is difficult and requires permanent concentration. .
Really interesting post. Can I ask whether you would have made the journey to Cardiff that night in that plane being aware of the tricky weather conditions?