Imc For Real
It seems under JAR that the only requirement in the PPL flight test for PPL is that the student is asked to do a radio fix and a 180 degree turn under the hood. There is no longer a requirement to recover from a spiral dive in cloud (simulated). One of the biggest killers in aviation. This seems to me a bad thing as I consider that some instructors teach students to 'pass the test' and cover only these items. Considering loss of control in cloud is such a common type of accident then I have to ask - why is it not taught and tested?
Personally I think every student should have it drummed into them - do not go into cloud!!! and standard recovery when losing control in IFR.
(P.S. the spiral dive recovery in the test at the moment is VFR)