The UK IMC Rating - Safe?
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Agree with Tinstaafl...if your AI is dodgey, assume all vacuum driven instruments are. Forget the HI, use the compass. By all means reference the GPS, but there is an inherrent danger in these "panel" looking GPS's...they're not gyroscopic...
Back to the original question: The IMC makes a pilot relatively safe to fly in IMC in my opinion. 15 hrs will give the basics of attitude flying and approaches [at least precision approaches]. Its a licence to learn. You soon realise that an aircraft doesn't just fall out of the sky when you can't see out of the window
The IR has more emphasis on en-route procedures.
If you can't handle an aeroplane by sole reference to the instruments, you won't pass the IMC GFT.
I think it is a good rating to have, and think that it is a logical step up from PPL, for anyone who whats to use an aircraft as a form of transport rather than just a sight-seeing platform.I just wish it could be used outside of the UK.
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Back to the original question: The IMC makes a pilot relatively safe to fly in IMC in my opinion. 15 hrs will give the basics of attitude flying and approaches [at least precision approaches]. Its a licence to learn. You soon realise that an aircraft doesn't just fall out of the sky when you can't see out of the window
The IR has more emphasis on en-route procedures. If you can't handle an aeroplane by sole reference to the instruments, you won't pass the IMC GFT.
I think it is a good rating to have, and think that it is a logical step up from PPL, for anyone who whats to use an aircraft as a form of transport rather than just a sight-seeing platform.I just wish it could be used outside of the UK.
Cheers
EA
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Ah I see....
What I meant was that I implicitly trust my instruments....if I detect a problem with one of the vacuum driven ones during my scan then I will ignore other vaccum driven ones, especially if in IMC......
cheers
ea
What I meant was that I implicitly trust my instruments....if I detect a problem with one of the vacuum driven ones during my scan then I will ignore other vaccum driven ones, especially if in IMC......
cheers
ea
