J3 Cub
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 630; Flight Crew Type 30
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Weather
Pilot was holding on the runway waiting for oil temperature to rise for run up. [This airport] has no visibility or ceiling for weather reporting. Pilot could see blue sky and sun and decided to take off. Pilot climbed to 100 feet above ground level and encountered IMC. Pilot decided to turn crosswind and return to the runway.
J-3 pilot reported returning to departure airport after taking off in what appeared to be VFR conditions but encountering clouds at 100 feet AGL.