Cirrus report

... Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight
plan was filed...


... the private-rated pilot, the sole
occupant, was not injured.


Private-rated pilot flying IFR in IMC? How does this work? Can/should an
IFR student do this?
-harry

"Harry M." wrote in message
...
... Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight
plan was filed...


... the private-rated pilot, the sole
occupant, was not injured.


Private-rated pilot flying IFR in IMC? How does this work? Can/should an
IFR student do this?

No, not supposed to. But the report may be wrong and he might have the
instrument rating. I paid more attention to the part about him not trying
the alternate static source and about the water between the alternate source
valve and the primary static source.

From the report it sounded like he got sufficiently flustered that,
regardless of the cause or possible trivial remedy, the chute was his best
option. If this is the case then I would question his training and
currency.

"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
et...

No, not supposed to. But the report may be wrong and he might have the
instrument rating. I paid more attention to the part about him not trying

"Private rated" in this context means he has a private certificate rather
than a commercial or ATP certificate. It does not refer to whether he is
IFR-rated. If he were not IFR rated then almost for sure this would have
been specifically mentioned by the NTSB and included as part of the probable
cause.


--------------------
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
s.com...

If he were not IFR rated then almost for sure this would have
been specifically mentioned by the NTSB and included as part of the
probable
cause.

They don't include probable causes in preliminary reports. This is just a
statement of facts. A probable cause will come out in a year or two . . .
Or perhaps tomorrow on this one since the probable cause kinda smacks you
upside the face.

--
Jim Fisher

"Harry M." wrote:

Private-rated pilot flying IFR in IMC? How does this work? Can/should an
IFR student do this?

The reporter obviously meant that the pilot has a private pilot's certificate. I
would assume that he also has an instrument rating, since he filed an instrument
flight plan. Personally, I think a student pursuing an instrument rating should get
some time with an instructor in real IMC, but not solo.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.

"Harry M." wrote in message
...
... Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight
plan was filed...


... the private-rated pilot, the sole
occupant, was not injured.


Private-rated pilot flying IFR in IMC? How does this work? Can/should an
IFR student do this?
-harry

A private pilot with an instrument rating is still a private pilot.