Aren't you beeing a little hard on the person???

I'm being hard on the example. That is, the story is used to illustrate
the statement: "be very careful about poking into IMC alone with a fresh
instrument rating". While one should =always= be careful in IMC, the
thrust of this statement sounds like "don't do it; you're not ready for
it".

Add to that the statement: "010OVC, and 2SM sounds like cake when you're
studying chart minimums, but if you never had to keep the plane upright
at the same time, it is enough to make you want to climb back out of
that cloud layer..." and you should see what I mean.

I do agree with the antecedent: "There is nothing to replace real IMC
experience" and heartily agree that real IMC experience during training
is a Good Thing.

However, proper training should give one not only the ability, but also
the confidence, to come out of an otherwise ordinary 1000 foot ceiling
without shaking.

Jose
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