[Didnt believe his lying instruments.]
That’s what I don’t get.
Is there not an artificial horizon indicator in all small aircraft? Assuming there is, how complicated is it too look at that and not believe it.
The only crash (with regards to this instrument) that scares me is the 737 where it failed (but apparently the back-up was working just fine - nobody looked at it, apparently). South America IIRC. Of course a 737 isn’t a small aircraft, I’m just talking about the artificial horizon instrument.
The plane had everything needed but I don’t think he was instrument rated. Even at that pretty much from novice pilots on up they should have at least rudimentary instrument knowledge. He may have frozen or panicked.