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"Peter R." wrote in message
Interesting sidebar: A new instructor joined our flight school after recently moving into the area from the southwest US. I was told that this instructor has 0 hours of actual IMC. Not sure how someone can teach when they have no experience in it. I'm not surprised at all. I remember reading an AOPA magazine article mentioning the very same thing. While a few replies to my original thread didn't seem to think it was an issue that one only had hood time - my limited experience with real IMC begs me to differ. As you said, with the hood or foggles on you are still aware of a peripheral 'outside', however when you are in real IMC the experience is quite different, especially seeing the quick movement of the cloud texture past your side windows in your peripheral view. Don't laugh, but on my first IMC experience as I was approaching the clouds at my altitude with my CFII on the right; I had this nagging feeling that we would 'hit' the cloud as if it was a solid object.. Of course, one logically knows this is not so, but I do remember experiencing the irrational 'concern' as we were approaching the cloud bank on my first time. My fondest hope is to get as much real IMC as I can on the road to my instrument ticket. -- -- Good Flights! Cecil E. Chapman, Jr. PP-ASEL "We who fly do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet" - Cecil Day Lewis- Check out my personal flying adventures: www.bayareapilot.com |
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