VFR into IMC | Top Killer of Pilots | GA Accident Studies

If you can’t fly IFR, THEN YOU CANT FLY!!!!!!!
it’s absolute LUNACY to let someone fly who is terrified of clouds and can’t read their own damn instruments.

Pure Insanity.

I don’t understand why some pilots can’t fly in clouds. That’s like saying that some drivers can’t drive on four-lane highways, or some drivers can’t drive in rain. Why would a pilot start out on a long trip knowing he’s handicapped and capable only of flying on days perfectly suited for a Sunday school picnic? Is there something lacking in their training?

Why not just mandate that ALL aircraft have all the instrumentation necessary to make a safe flight?

That was scary event watching it…

Don’t all aircraft need to have artificial horizons?

If you can afford to fly an airplane, you can afford an iPad. If you are spending 5-6 figures on an airplane, you can afford a couple grand to install an artificial horizon. Why FAA won’t mandate safe practices in Part 91 is beyond me.

So cool, just because I fly out of Winchester!

Would you consider Flight Simulator 2020 a reputable sim for studying? When I'm not flying?

I fly IFR...I Follow Roads!

Thank you for this video.

Thank you !

That first actual imc experience is a real eye opener after training for hours under the hood. The thought of going in without an AI, HI, or TC is terrifying.

Dog when you gonna have a commercial ground school? Your content is top tier.

Can you please, explain PBN and Complex PBN?

Hey Dan. If I had the money, I’d definitely buy the all of your courses, not to use them, but to support you. You spend so much time making, editing these professional videos for us to learn. I’m writing this comment to support you instead.

Still remember that scary feeling when my instructor demonstrated actual IMC and we entered clouds for few minutes. Having done many IFR hours in PC simulators and being quite confident while flying simulated IMC in glasses, I was still startled by that "milk" outside the glass. My brain somehow went crazy.
Don't underestimate that danger, and without artificial horizon I'd no way be any close to the clouds.

Excellent video. Life expectency for private pilots who fly into IMC drops drastically. Content like this will save lives.

Great video. For anyone interested in this, please checkout the AOPA case studies for IMCs. Its well worth the time to learn from the (sometimes deadly) mistake of others.

Uff scary…
Another very old trick in this situation is to use a necklace or string as a pendulum, gravity would pull it down and let you know if you are banking. Helpful, but almost useless in turbulence.

Awesome vid/visual..great advice.

"R for raise" (and presumably "L for lower") - why have I never heard that before?!?

Love these videos! keep up the good work! :)

Holy shit, this is scarry. I never flied airplane without attitude indicator but this video shows extremely realistic scenario for VFR into IMC. It feels like it can happen to me too.