Originally posted by Montague
Oh, one last thought. Some rain clouds can be a LOT lower than you think they are. It is actually surprisingly easy to get yourself in to an out-of-sight situation in the rain, so keep it in close.
Although I've never flown in rain, I DID have a plane become invisible in low hanging fog right after takeoff. The fog was lower than I had thought (about 80 feet AGL), and real thick. Brought it right back down without incident and waited for the fog to burn off.
That was probably the shortest flight I've ever had... Maybe 20 seconds
