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Originally Posted by Sig600
Again, thuderstorms get at least 20 miles. If on the leeward side of the storm, especially a big one, 30-50 miles. In the pleasure flying world there is just no reason to venture closer unless you're out of gas and options... in which case there were some planning failures that happened much earlier, or unforcast weather.
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Yup. Consider that windshear, gusts, hail, etc. have been found 15+ miles out from thunderstorms and its in your best interest to give them a wide berth.
After all, no plane has ever crashed while tied down safely in front of an approaching storm.
