I'd sure think knowing when and were to be able to land and take off, and all the variables that go with it, are the key things. And obviously when the conditions either mother nature or man made IE weight, fuel, mechanical, lift etc... you must pay attention.
Headed back to ANC this fall, we hear a buzz, look up and with a ceiling of about 500 feet, here comes a plane, following the alcan.... Not my azz. No way no how. At least he could land if need be on the raod.
I"m sure if I get that far, we certainly will be slow getting places and slow leaving at times. But rather that, than crash even if we survive a crash.
