In article . net,
"Travis Marlatte" wrote:

If you are solidly flying on instruments, you should be able to maintain
control even during a spell of disorientation. If you try to tranisition to
the instruements after becoming disoriented, it is more likely to be too
late (not absolutely too late. Just more likely).


Transitions, especially unexpected ones, are undoubtedly tricky, but if
they're handled properly by a qualified and proficient pilot, they
aren't deadly. They are a necessary part of IFR flying, and they're
done safely every day by qualified and proficient pilots.

In the case of JFRJr, if he was properly qualified and proficient, he
would have been able to recognize the need to transition and
transitioned appropriately. Apparently, that didn't happen.



JKG