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John Halle,

You wrote:
"I agree with everything you say about the virtues of training except 
for the
implication that it is a valid substitute for good judgment..."


Your post is well said throughout.  As a product of the Air Force 
training program in 1973, I wholeheartedly agree.  Many of the posters 
on this topic seem too willing to play fast and loose with 
thunderstorms.  I admit doing it once 25 years ago, but I also admit it 
was stupid, inexcusable and I will never do it again.  None of us are 
flying A/C strong enough to survive severe storms except by the grace of 
God.

Many of us will fly when thunderstorms are in the forecast and actually 
close enough to be of concern.  However, I don't care what part of the 
country one lives in, there is simply no excuse for entering a 
thunderstorm under any circumstance.  If you can not be absolutely 
certain of their location, so as to totally avoid them, then the only 
reasonable course is to put the tires on the pavement.  To do otherwise 
is to risk death on every exposure.