I didn’t have to keep the FAA rule, but felt it would be prudent to do so. I found nothing relevant on the CAA site.
Maoraigh wrote:
strong feeling of unhappinessatnot flying
I sorted that out for you 
for someone old & bold like you, I doubt CAA & FAA can offer much advice 
Maoraigh wrote:
Now I’m following the FAA 48 hours before flying rule as I couldn’t find anything on the CAA site.
But do you have an FAA licence?
If you feel well and fit to fly I don’t see why you should keep yourself from doing so!
And with good weather of course you get this (filter set to under 5000 ft):
I have never before seen a high pressure stick around as long as this one has.
It is now starting to disintegrate, into the usual troughs, but not over most of the UK yet
I was going to fly on Friday. About 20.00 on Thursday, the phone rang. Could I come in for my second Covid vaccination tomorrow, 10.00? Now I’m following the FAA 48 hours before flying rule as I couldn’t find anything on the CAA site.
Only side effect is a strong feeling of unhappiness at not flying, as I look at the weather.
Metar
EGKK 170820Z 05007KT 020V110 CAVOK 08/M02 Q1030
EGKA: no results found
EGHI 170820Z 06004KT 350V110 CAVOK 09/M03 Q1030
EGHH 170820Z 08004KT 040V130 CAVOK 09/01 Q1030
EGKB 170820Z 05006KT 010V080 CAVOK 06/M01 Q1030
EGMD 170820Z 01010KT 9999 FEW018 09/05 Q1029
EGJJ 170820Z 07010KT 9999 FEW021 08/03 Q1028
EGJA 170820Z 06010KT 9999 FEW020 08/04 Q1029
EGSH 170820Z 03006KT 350V060 9999 FEW017 08/03 Q1031 NOSIG
EGXC 170750Z 01001KT 9999 FEW040 08/03 Q1031 RMK BLU
TAF
EGKK 170454Z 1706/1812 03004KT 9999 FEW045
EGKA: no results found
EGHI: no results found
EGHH 170755Z 1709/1718 VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 PROB40 1711/1718 18010KT
EGKB 170755Z 1709/1718 05005KT CAVOK
EGMD 170755Z 1709/1718 04010KT CAVOK
EGJJ 170801Z 1709/1718 06008KT 9999 FEW025
EGJA 170801Z 1709/1718 05010KT 9999 FEW022
EGSH 170755Z 1709/1718 02005KT 9999 FEW045
EGXC 170722Z 1709/1803 07008KT 9999 SCT040
and can’t go abroad…
My Alps trip could have been done any day for the last week or more. I might just have to do another one…
Did Basel-Mallorca the other day, skirting the alps on the west side. Indeed superb visibility, what a joy. I like this launching into a drab Basel 600 ft, 3 km vis soup, and then suddenly break out and see these majestic Alps over a straight layer. It symbolizes flying as an activity to leave the ground really behind you. A nice tailwind to boot, home in 3.5 hours.. The approach into Mallorca was rather cloudy so rather than cancelling IFR opted to get onto the ILS to the main field and then break off to my home base when visual. the usual rant: "Diamond, can you increase speed please, various traffics behind you". Well, afraid these white nosed Brits and Germans had to wait a minute or so more before they could start working on their tan.. My little Diesels can only do so much.
I was in Split on Sunday - it was just great - almost no icing on climb through clouds from Zagreb and then 100 km visibility :) on top. It was minus 12 degrees at FL110 and the engine performed great. Pretty much same situation as shown at this sat image.
