Why VFR pilots NEVER should fly into IMC!!

[PAPA FOX!]

OK of course we've all heard it a million times but this tape of a pilot who "inadvertantly" flew into IMC is one of the scariest I've heard. This will make any non-insturment or non-current pilot think twice!!

http://64.207.60.66/movies/Airplane clips/flightassist.mp3

 

[b82rez]

Is it just me or does that dude sound like Tom Cruise???

 

[mrnolmts]

Is it just me or does that dude sound like Tom Cruise???

He does, doesn't he? Not only voice, but the way he talks, too. Funky.

 

[MOCHA HAGoTDI]

I assume that you guys are referring to the pilot, not Wally

All jokes aside, that clip is one of the most sobering things that I've heard. Definately a good training tool - for all pilots, including "confident" students..

 

[wxman13]

That gave me the chills when I heard it earlier this year when it was released, and it just gave me chills again. There are a couple recordings (released by NATCA over the summer I think) that had a similar effect--one was a Cirrus that narrowly avoided a CFIT accident as I recall. Anyone have a link to those?

Peter

 

[miles otoole]

The controllers keep saying he's in IFR. What does this mean?

 

[Metro752]

The guy is a total tool and shouldn't be flying.


IM ROLLING, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


Hey, I'm straight and level! I'm in complete IFR............derrrr

 

[Menno Mulder]

At one time the controller sad, set squack to 7700 if you have a transponder..... but why is that so importand. i assume there are more importand things to do, like flying the plane and keep it level and straid.

ps. Sorry for possible grammer mistakes, I am just a boy from Holland

 

[ePilot22]

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday

IM ROLLING, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Yeah, that helps :erm: ! So does screaming mayday a thousands times while the briefer is trying to help. This guy needed to remain calm. He only made his situation worse.

Good work on the part of FSS and Center. :beer:



eP.

 

[garf12]

when this was posted a while back the pilot actually replied, I searched a couple of months ago and found it, Im to lazy now though.