"normal" procedure for pop-up filing

S Herman wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2005 14:23:46 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote:


S Herman wrote:



This is for IR pilots only, right? A non-IR pilot cannot file an IFR
flight plan, can they?

Nothing prevents that. The only rules are that you can not operate
under IFR (or conditions less than VFR). There's no prohibition on
what flight plans you file. You can file to fly B-747's at the flight
levels if you really want.


So a non-IR pilot can file IFR, but cannot then execute that flight
plan, even if VFR conditions exist at all points of the flight?

Accepting a clearance without an instrument rating (and currency, and
appropriate equipment, and maybe some other things) is not allowed. That's
probably what you meant by "execute".


How do IR students practice approaches, etc. when they don't have the
CFII aboard? With a safety pilot?

They practice instrument procedures under VFR. Instrument rated pilots may
actually obtain an instrument clearance and do practice approaches under IFR,
but if the meteorological conditions allow, instrument practice is often done VFR.