Heard on frequency during some nasty weather, a beech 18 night freight pilot offered a report about his current situation…
ATC: Copy. Care to offer a PIREP?
Beech: Sure. At 12,000, we’ve got lightning … cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-ground … so far, negative cloud-to-airplane-to-ground…
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 18 night freight pilot experienced severe weather conditions, including significant lightning, at 12,000 feet.
- When asked for a PIREP by ATC, the pilot described extensive cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning.
- The pilot humorously added that, so far, there had been "negative cloud-to-airplane-to-ground" lightning.
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