IFR needs a ton of practice. I remember working on getting my pilot's license and i was cocky. My instructor had me put the hood on, close my eyes and he asked me to tell him when I thought we were flying level. I did and took the hood off. 30 degree left bank and a slight incline. I got it really quickly.
Why would anyone trust their lives to flying a chopper in Southern Cal that can only operate in VFR?
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It’s not a problem if the chopper actually stays in VFR conditions.
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IFR needs a ton of practice. I remember working on getting my pilot’s license and i was cocky. My instructor had me put the hood on, close my eyes and he asked me to tell him when I thought we were flying level. I did and took the hood off. 30 degree left bank and a slight incline. I got it really quickly.
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I think every student pilot goes through that. It happened to me, too.
That’s also why the graveyard spiral is so dangerous. It feels like straight and level flight.
The Kennedy that went down in the atlantic I believe had a similar problem. His pilot was sick but Kennedy was a pilot without instrument rating, and he went at night over ocean. He believed his eyes and feelings and got into trouble. I was amazed at how EVERYONE who teaches pilots knows exactly what happens...Correct something that is not wrong, figure that out and over-correct, and every correction afterward does not work as hoped. Crash follows and there is even a general time frame as when.
Sad.
DK