IMC at Night - What to consider? - Pilots of America
Nov 28, 2007 · Flying single engine IMC is a crap shoot, and night adds another dimension of risk. So you want to maximize your odds for survival when things go wrong, like engine or electrical failure.
Winter flying and icing - Pilots of America
May 24, 2016 · I’ve flown IMC in a cold winter morning because where the clouds were it was well above freezing. Study weather and start to learn about weather tools (Skew-T for example). edit: and …
"Solution" for Inadvertent IMC? - Pilots of America
Nov 28, 2007 · Of course, IMC can be avoided by not flying except on perfect CAVI days. If you actually want to make use of everything the VFR ticket allows you to do, however, it becomes much more …
Logging IMC time - Pilots of America
Jun 5, 2025 · IMC means conditions that are less/worse than VMC. "Actual instrument conditions" is independent of these and all 4 combinations are possible. Examples: Actual in VMC: a clear but very …
Hand flying in sustained, hard IMC - Pilots of America
Mar 23, 2014 · Do any of you have hard limits for hand-flying in IMC that you won't do unless you have an autopilot? Or am I just a baby Click to expand... That's probably the most exhausting IFR flying …
Filing and flying IFR without Instrument Rating - Pilots of America
Mar 18, 2024 · An individual that flies out of my airport commonly flies IFR (and IMC) without an instrument rating. I know this to be fact because he’s told me, and others and I’ve seen him depart …
Logging IFR/Approach time with a Safety Pilot question in IMC (again)
Apr 10, 2014 · Hmmm, I would agree with Jason on this. Seems like safety pilot operation is different than flying with a buddy in IMC. My checkride is imminent and I’m embarrassed to say I am not …
Flying an non-IFR certified aircraft legally in IMC?
Oct 3, 2011 · Scenario, I need to get a non-IFR certified aircraft out of an airport that has an overcast layer over it. Would it be legal if I fly in close formation with an IFR certified aircraft to get through the …
More solo IFR (and no autopilot) - Pilots of America
Aug 8, 2021 · Having done most of my IMC flying without an autopilot, it feels unsafe when I do use one. I tend to monitor the instruments even more vigilantly, as if the autopilot might take over and try to kill …
IFR at night in single engine airplane? | Pilots of America
Oct 20, 2010 · In any case fatalities due to engine failures in singles in general, let alone limited to night IMC is such a small part of the risk picture that I think one would be better off avoiding things like …