Originally Posted by
Fitter2
The position is reported as distance and direction from a prominent named feature on the 1:500,000 chart. You do carry a chart, no?
Of course, we do. But a VFR chart is of little use for plotting your position if you are
currently IMC.
(Are you capable of giving your position as a distance and bearing from the nearest VOR?
Don't worry, the question was rhetorical. I already know the answer. 
)
For the record, I (like ShyTorque) fly IFR helicopters in Class G airspace. I am also concerned about the fact that there might be other aircraft in the same cloud as me that I have no effective means of knowing about. This thread (and the other one specifically about gliders in clouds) has been a real education to me.
