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Old May 17th 08, 05:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Mxsmanic
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

A Lieberman writes:

Flying by sensation Jay. To make a blank statement you cannot fly in
IMC by sensations is flat out wrong.


It's entirely right. You cannot trust sensations in IMC. You must trust your
instruments.

While you have to ignore SOME sensations while flying inside a cloud,
some sensations give you warning of impending danger.


The instruments do a better job of that, and they are consistent and reliable.

Somebody already pointed out stall buffering. That is a sensation you
DON'T want to feel inside a cloud that will not show up on an
instrument until it's too late.


If you are watching your instruments and you know your aircraft, why are you
experiencing stall buffet?

You would also be surprised, flying by the seat of your pants does
work wonders on an ILS approach ...


I'm not sure that I'd want ILS needles in the seat of my pants.

... especially when you slip slightly
below glideslope and adding power to recapture the glide slope can be
felt in the seat of your pants, which is a confirmation of what the
instruments are reading.


You have it backwards: The instruments confirm, not the sensations. You don't
need a confirmation of instruments. If there is a disagreement between
sensations and instruments, the instruments take priority.

If you don't feel that firmness in the seat of your pants, then
something is drastically wrong.


If you're instruments tell you that you're in trouble, you're in trouble. If
they tell you that you're not in trouble, you're safe. The seat of your pants
may tell you all sorts of things, but relying on it will result in an
accident.

There are times inside the clag, where you feel more in the seat of
your pants better then in VMC because your senses are more heightened.


Completely false. In IMC, you must trust your instruments if you want to stay
alive. Ignore what you feel.

When you add throttle, you should expect to feel some firmness in the
seat of your pants, when you reduce, you should feel less. If you
don't feel it, something is wrong.


Look at your instruments; they'll tell you if something is wrong.

ILS minimums, it's only 20 seconds. The more you use your senses WITH
instruments in IMC, the better chance your outcome will be.


You aren't in IMC below minimums.