DA40 pilot reported he was uncomfortable with the flying pilot's decision to continue in marginal we...

Attributes
ACN	1358513
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DA40 Diamond Star
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Trainee Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 80
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

I was being trained by another company pilot to inspect their contracted pipelines. He was pilot in command in the left seat and I was a trainee in the right seat. On the final leg of the day we approached a band of low clouds and poor visibility. I told my trainer that I wanted to turn around and he disregarded my concerns. He descended beneath the low ceiling in poor visibility. He continued to press the weather for approximately 20 minutes and then landed. Despite being a long way from home base I refused to fly with this pilot again. I got myself home at my own expense. Once back at home; I reported the events to the owner of the pipeline patrol company. His response was dismissive and without concern. I will no longer be working for this company; it is clear that their expectation of their pilots is to disregard weather minimums and flight regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA40 pilot reported he was uncomfortable with the flying pilot's decision to continue in marginal weather during a training flight.

Narrative: I was being trained by another company pilot to inspect their contracted pipelines. He was pilot in command in the left seat and I was a trainee in the right seat. On the final leg of the day we approached a band of low clouds and poor visibility. I told my trainer that I wanted to turn around and he disregarded my concerns. He descended beneath the low ceiling in poor visibility. He continued to press the weather for approximately 20 minutes and then landed. Despite being a long way from home base I refused to fly with this pilot again. I got myself home at my own expense. Once back at home; I reported the events to the owner of the pipeline patrol company. His response was dismissive and without concern. I will no longer be working for this company; it is clear that their expectation of their pilots is to disregard weather minimums and flight regulations.

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