transitioning from instruments to visual landing on final

Michael wrote:

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But, the single pilot guy in a light aircraft has a whole different set
of issues to deal with.


I learned multiengine flying from an airline captain, and he taught me
to fly as much like the airlines as possible. I suppose that wasn't a
bad thing, but I also wound up carrying a copilot around for many of
my early IFR flights, until I developed the proficiency AND altered my
procedures to where I could handle the workload single-pilot.

That's sort of like teaching someone to be a cop without the benefit of the
support of the resources of the police department.



Then again, only the most current and proficient pilot should be flying
an approach to RVR 2400, or so, where often no "break out" ever occurs.

I've done it a few times (my lowest to 2000 RVR). Frankly, it's a
cakewalk compared to a circling-only NDB approach at night to a poorly
lit runway in 2 miles vis. Then again, it may have been the
airline-quality training I got that made it a cakewalk...

No doubt that an ILS is far safer than circle-to-land under almost any
conceivable circumstances.