Desert Rat
Well Known Member
I'm not sure at what point in my 30+ years as a CFII I first heard about the 3 minute statistic, but I've heard it more than once and seen it in various articles. At this point, I'm confident I've repeated it myself to private students to emphasize the importance of staying out of IMC until you get an instrument rating (and are proficient!)
Basically, it goes like this:
"There was this study done and they found out if a VFR pilot blundered into IMC, the average time before loss of control is 3 minutes."
Low and behold, this weeks Pilot Workshop tip of the week is about that very thing.
To be 100% clear, I'm not advocating VFR into IMC or anything silly like that. In fact, after reading the article, I find it further cements the concept that the 180 escape maneuver is your best hope if you find yourself in that situation, but you absolutely shouldn't be there in the first place.
Interesting and short read.
https://pilotworkshop.com/tips/can-...dium=email&utm_term=4-1-2020&utm_campaign=tip
Basically, it goes like this:
"There was this study done and they found out if a VFR pilot blundered into IMC, the average time before loss of control is 3 minutes."
Low and behold, this weeks Pilot Workshop tip of the week is about that very thing.
To be 100% clear, I'm not advocating VFR into IMC or anything silly like that. In fact, after reading the article, I find it further cements the concept that the 180 escape maneuver is your best hope if you find yourself in that situation, but you absolutely shouldn't be there in the first place.
Interesting and short read.
https://pilotworkshop.com/tips/can-...dium=email&utm_term=4-1-2020&utm_campaign=tip