When I take on a new instrument student, pretty early we have a simulator
(PCATD) session in which I induce a vacuum failure. Without fail, they get
into an unusual attitude and spiral in. It scares the hell out of them, and
some humility creeps in. They pay attention to unusual attitude recovery
training after that.

When I do IPCs, I usually find that pilots don't pull the throttle when
recognizing a high-speed dive, and they don't recognize that the airplane
will climb on its own if they just level the wings with coordinated
controls.

Right after getting my instrument rating, I made a solo flight into the
muck. After being surprised by an impromptu ATC hold at a VOR only a mile
or so away, I foolishly started trying to set up the GPS for the hold,
rather than just using the VOR. High workload and task fixation. Pretty
quickly I found myself in a spiral dive. I recovered fine, but it was
scary. Ever since, I have placed a high value on unusual attitude recovery
training.

Stan


"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
Many old requirements have been eliminated: steep turns, stalls, unusual
attitude recoveries, etc.

Sounds good, for the most part, though I would question the elimination of
the unusual attitude recoveries (though I must say that it never gave me
any
trouble for either the Private or Instrument training/checkride - so maybe
that is what the Feds are thinking,,, most people have no trouble with it
when tested so why have it'?' may be their rationale).

Will be kind of curious to hear the take of the CFII's (like yourself) in
this newsgroup on this new change.



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