On this sudden and scary incident, the pilot reaches for one thing acquainted to make use of in an uncommon approach.
I used to be getting back from Condobolin to Moorabbin in a Cessna 182RG with 2 passengers. The climate forecast had been passable and I had filed and flown a VFR plan with none difficulties.
We had handed Kilmore, planning to trace to Moorabbin by way of Yan Yean. Cruise altitude was just under 3,000 ft; a 65 per cent energy setting of 23 inches manifold strain and a pair of,100 RPM was giving us the marketed lAS of 135–140 knots.
The one cloud was excessive above us, whereas there was slight to reasonable convective turbulence. The wind was regular from the north-west at 10–15 knots. Instantly earlier than the incident we unexpectedly encountered heavy convective turbulence…
