First IMC flight

Yes, this little thrill game can push you to more exciting adventures.
In mine I like to fly through the small dark (not t'storm) clouds that
look like they'll give me about 30 seconds of moderate turbulence.
Sometimes, though, I just have to give in and request a slight course
deviation "for weather."

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:51:20 -0500, Marco Leon wrote:

The weird thing about the broken clouds was that I felt like I was
going too fast and I kept glancing at my airspeed indicator more so than
what I was taught.

I find it much easier in solid IMC then partly cloudy conditions. Like you
Marco, I feel the speed, and the variation of colors outside my windows
adds to distraction, so I just do everything I can to keep my eyes inside
the plane.

Allen

On 02/02/06 14:38, A Lieberman wrote:
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:51:20 -0500, Marco Leon wrote:

The weird thing about the broken clouds was that I felt like I was
going too fast and I kept glancing at my airspeed indicator more so than
what I was taught.

I find it much easier in solid IMC then partly cloudy conditions. Like you
Marco, I feel the speed, and the variation of colors outside my windows
adds to distraction, so I just do everything I can to keep my eyes inside
the plane.

Allen

My very first time flying into IMC conditions was during a PP training
flight, when my instructor agreed to let me see what it was light to
shoot an ILS approach back into our home airport.

We were over a status layer, and approaching a wall of cloud. It looked
like we were going to crash into it. The instructor told me that, to
reduce the potential for disorientation, I should switch my gaze to the
inside of the cockpit before we reach the clouds.

I basically told him to get bent - this was the first time I'd ever
seen this, and I was going to watch! ;-)

I looked great, by the way.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On 02/02/06 14:48, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 02/02/06 14:38, A Lieberman wrote:
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:51:20 -0500, Marco Leon wrote:

The weird thing about the broken clouds was that I felt like I was
going too fast and I kept glancing at my airspeed indicator more so than
what I was taught.

I find it much easier in solid IMC then partly cloudy conditions. Like you
Marco, I feel the speed, and the variation of colors outside my windows
adds to distraction, so I just do everything I can to keep my eyes inside
the plane.

Allen


Oh jeeze - proofread...

My very first time flying into IMC conditions was during a PP training
flight, when my instructor agreed to let me see what it was light to
^^^^^ like

shoot an ILS approach back into our home airport.

We were over a status layer, and approaching a wall of cloud. It looked
^^^^^^ stratus

like we were going to crash into it. The instructor told me that, to
reduce the potential for disorientation, I should switch my gaze to the
inside of the cockpit before we reach the clouds.

I basically told him to get bent - this was the first time I'd ever
seen this, and I was going to watch! ;-)

I looked great, by the way.




--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On 2006-02-02, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 02/02/06 14:48, Mark Hansen wrote:
Oh jeeze - proofread...

My very first time flying into IMC conditions was during a PP training
flight, when my instructor agreed to let me see what it was light to
^^^^^ like

shoot an ILS approach back into our home airport.

We were over a status layer, and approaching a wall of cloud. It looked
^^^^^^ stratus

like we were going to crash into it. The instructor told me that, to
reduce the potential for disorientation, I should switch my gaze to the
inside of the cockpit before we reach the clouds.

I basically told him to get bent - this was the first time I'd ever
seen this, and I was going to watch! ;-)

I looked great, by the way.
^

So you really meant that it was *you* who looked great? :-)

"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
...
On 02/02/06 14:48, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 02/02/06 14:38, A Lieberman wrote:
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:51:20 -0500, Marco Leon wrote:

The weird thing about the broken clouds was that I felt like I was
going too fast and I kept glancing at my airspeed indicator more so
than
what I was taught.

I find it much easier in solid IMC then partly cloudy conditions. Like
you
Marco, I feel the speed, and the variation of colors outside my windows
adds to distraction, so I just do everything I can to keep my eyes
inside
the plane.

Allen


Oh jeeze - proofread...

My very first time flying into IMC conditions was during a PP training
flight, when my instructor agreed to let me see what it was light to
^^^^^ like

shoot an ILS approach back into our home airport.

We were over a status layer, and approaching a wall of cloud. It looked
^^^^^^ stratus

like we were going to crash into it. The instructor told me that, to
reduce the potential for disorientation, I should switch my gaze to the
inside of the cockpit before we reach the clouds.

I basically told him to get bent - this was the first time I'd ever
seen this, and I was going to watch! ;-)

I looked great, by the way.


"It" looked great? Our did you "look mauvelos" (ala "Fernando")

On 2 Feb 2006 07:19:22 -0800, wrote:

Flew back home at sunset, which quickly turned to night. It's DARK
in the clouds at night! The wingtip strobes were distracting, so I
turned them off. I could still see the light from the rotating beacon
reflected from the wings, but that wasn't so bad.

Last year I flew 2 1/2 hours in solid IMC on my trip from Bowling Green KY
to Madison MS.

My plane is placarded to turn off strobes while in IMC so I didn't
experience the disco fever.

You can read what I posted to rec.aviation.student at
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...t+imc+lieberma

Allen