Use Of AutoPilot in IMC

[LateFinals]

Immersion Suits & EPIRB

As usual Bose X makes excellent comments.

The general conclusion of this thread is that most pilots feel that flying extensieve IMC without an autopilot is a risk too far in their personal flying assessments.

Can anyone reccomend a centre to practice ditching and liferaft recovery, I seem to recall that there are some centres on the South Coast. (PM if necessary)

I'd be interested in some feedback about immersion suits. I always have a life raft when going to the CI but I've seen pilots struggling to get into these suits on the apron. Are they very bulky in the cabin, do you sweat like dogs ?

Finally I'm off to the boat show on Saturday and want to buy an EPIRB. For those people in the know are any types better than others, and can marine EPIRB's be used for aviation ?

Best Wishes,

LateFinals