The bad news we all have to face at some point is that, if you fly for transportation, you're going to have to deal with thunderstorms. Just accept it. Trips early in the day are typically convection free (yay), but if you're like me, you probably make a lot of trips back home in the late afternoon or early evening, when storm activity is typically at its peak. Acceptance, planning and patience are key traits for this kind of flying. Don't skimp on the preflight weather briefing. Take an extra-long look at the radar, the prognostic charts and the forecasts for the area and for airports along the way. Visualize the route, and plan your diversions early while always being ready to change those plans too. And if you don't have weather in the cockpit, get it. Having timely weather information at your fingertips is arguably the best safety tool that pilots of GA planes have ever had. Get it and use it.
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