Spike Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 While I appreciate your input, attempting to practice IFR is different from IIMC in a helicopter….. Especially in a fixed wing…. To wit, my first IIMC sim lesson, I lost control of the helicopter immediately… That is, immediately even when the sim instructor told me when I was going to punch in...... I also fly fixed wing and it’s great for IFR procedures but this is vastly different than IIMC in a 350… Never mind in a Robinson product…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Guess that really didn't come across as I meant it. I did not mean for someone to get comfortable in IMC in an airplane then think its no big deal in a helicopter. The point I was trying to make is that most instrument rated helicopter pilots have never punched through a layer. I was encouraging them to do so - in an appropriately rated airplane, so that they may see how disorientating and overwhelming it could be. As you noted, in a positively dynamic stable machine - airplane - it can be a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Roger that Jaybee.... Understood and I agree.... And, unless you practice regularly, the more time you have flying VMC, the harder IIMC will be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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