Alexis Altmann submitted this photo and note: “I was supposed to land at Eugene F. Correia International Airport (SYEC) in Ogle, Guyana, in what would have been the last stop on the South American continent before hopping from island to island to my final destination in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But a very fast front forced us to alternate to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (SYCJ). Once we cleared customs and immigration, I saw my beautiful SR22, open doors, with the storm behind and knew it was a perfect shot.”
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Cute picture. As some have learned, and obviously some haven’t yet, a very strong gust front is going to blast through well before the rest of the storm/front hits and in the process will rip those open doors off the airframe in short order with that airplane sitting the way it is.
Same mistake as trying to depart (or land) as a strong and vivid storm approaches and still seems a safe distance away. You get about two hundred feet in the air (or from the ground on approach) and that same gust front rolls you up on your side or upside down and your whole day is ruined.
Neither not a good outcome to what started as a pretty picture or quick attempt to beat out the storm.
Have a nice day.