PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 1250; Flight Crew Type 50
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors; Procedure; Weather
My student and I called Ground for taxi clearance and informed them we'd be closed traffic. Controller said there was rain heading towards the field and that we might only get one circuit in. I checked weather to the south and saw a small shower moving in and judged to be no safety factor. We were cleared to Runway XX. After run-up; we were cleared onto the active by a different Controller (Tower Controller) and upon taking the active; I saw a heavy shower a mile off of the departure end. I considered aborting but didn't because I was expected to take off and any changes always seemed to confound this particular Controller. I took off; turned left cross wind at 500 feet. (SOP at this field) and called Tower at midfield downwind for my landing clearance. I was told to exit the Class D into marginal and unknown weather without an IFR clearance or with the Controller having any knowledge of whether I was an instrument rated pilot or if the aircraft was instrument capable. I protested and said I could clearly see the runway to land; but was directed to exit the Class D while remaining north of the approach course to Runway XX. I had to scud run 30 nm away and plan an IFR return. While returning to ZZZ; I picked up a pop up clearance from Approach via radar vectors to ZZZZZ and thence; cleared for the RNAV XX approach into ZZZ by the Approach Controller. Established on the approach and several miles out; I was handed off to the same Tower Controller who again cleared us for the RNAV XX approach. I do not recall if I was ever actually given a clearance to land. I was still annoyed at the Controller for having risked our safety the way he did. This particular Controller has a history of callous disregard for the right of way general safety of small GA aircraft and has repeatedly issued unsafe instructions to small GA aircraft to clear the way for GA jet traffic. I should have 1. Not taken off or 2. Replied unable when directed to exit the class D into unsafe weather conditions.
PA-28 flight instructor reported the Tower Controller provided an unnecessary; unsafe clearance towards adverse weather conditions.