Originally Posted by
gulliBell
And it's easy to do in the S76. Having missed the opportunity to turn around, and now in IIMC, pull up the CDI knob to center the heading bug, push the HDG button on the flight director, haul in the power. It takes about 2 or 3 seconds to do that. Confirm climbing wings level, adjust pitch trim in the direction of 75 kts and make the radio call. You'd be rocketing skywards now doing at least 2000 fpm.
Not even any hurry to make the radio call in that area. He could have probably faked it, when on top at 4,000, or so, then called and request IFR to OXR (ILS). But, then again, perhaps his IFR skills were rusty from lack of use, precluding the ILS to OXR.