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BEECHCRAFT
Section
X
Safety
Information
Updating
of
weather
information
enroute
is
also
essential.
The
wise
pilot
knows
that
weather
conditions
can change
quickly,
and
treats
weather
forecasting
as professional
advice,
rather
than
an
absolute
fact. He obtains
all
the
advice
he can, but
stays
alert
to
any
sign
or report
of changing
conditions.
Plan the flight to
avoid areas
of severe
turbulence
and
thunderstorms.
It is
not always
possible
to
detect individual
storm areas or
find the in-between
clear
areas.
Thunderstorms,
squall
lines
and violent
turbulence
should be regarded
as extremely
dangerous
and
must
be avoided.
Hail
and
tornadic
wind velocities
can be
encountered
in thunderstorms
that
can
destroy
any
airplane,
just
as
tornadoes destroy
nearly
everything
in their
path
on the
ground.
Turboprop
Engines
-
Thunderstorms
also pose
the
possibility
of a
lightning
strike
on an aircraft.
Any
structure
or equipment
which shows
evidence
of a
lightning
strike,
or of being
subjected
to
a
high
current
flow due to
a strike, or
is
a
suspected
part of
a
lightning
strike
path
through the
aircraft,
should
be
thoroughly
inspected
and any
damage
repaired
prior
to
additional
flight.
The Pratt
& Whitney
or
March,
1981
10-23
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