A good friend of mine went Inadvertant IMC in an R-44. He was a talented CFII and his student was also a rated helicopter pilot. They both died. Here is the link to the NTSB reports:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...30X00889&key=1
You do not want to go IMC in any helicopter without SAS or autopilot
Not to speak ill of the dead, BUT.
That accident has nothing to do with SAS or autopilot. He intentionally went IMC at night with a non IFR helicopter. Then he circled down through the clouds and hit the ground. If you are making decisions like that, it doesn't matter what you are flying.
Last edited by gomez308; 11th April 2008 at 20:11.