On 2003-12-25 15:23:45 -0800, "Cecil E. Chapman" said:

The other thing that bugs me is that the VFR pilot (like another poster has
already said) really received very little useful control input (aside from
the first instruction to break the stall) and instrument interpretation
instructions. At one point the VFR pilot was simply told to "just fly
straight and level" when the pilot found himself in IMC again. I can think
of a plethora of other suggestions that might have been made to the VFR
pilot, on how exactly he should interpret 'straight and level' using his
instruments and more importantly how to make turns at a bank and turn rate
that is appropriate to being in IMC. All of which could be explained
quickly without overwhelming the pilot.

There's no requirement for ATS types to know anything about flying airplanes, and they should not try to give flight instruction over the radio. For similar reasons, I do not attempt to provide weather briefings or radar vectors.

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Larry Fransson
Seattle, WA