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Old 30th Aug 2022, 05:03
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43Inches
 
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VFR into IMC no aircraft is safer than another, all fixed wing aircraft out of control will hit the hill at a speed that's non-survivable, and as yet there's no safety device that will protect you from that. The weak link is the brains in the system, not the machine. Glass cockpits and fancy gadgets and we still have VFR loss of control in IMC. If you are not trained for IFR and are flying in tight valleys with limited visibility any excursion into cloud will probably be fatal. Very few airlines even allow circling approaches these days, why, because visual maneuvering in confined areas in low visibility has caused many accidents, and that's with professional seasoned IFR pilots. Thinking that some fancy kit will save you will probably get you into more trouble.
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