I am not the only one here to recognise the absurdity of this link, managing the aircraft by hand flying it close to the edge of the flight envelope is an absurd concept in serious IMC.
I give in! Where did I say that! I said an aerobatic pilot has perhaps got a better chance of recovering from unusual attitudes which is the pre-cursor to most fatal accidents. I said that even for a flight in IMC there may be exceptional occasions when these skills give an aerobatic pilot the edge - for example in a spin through the base.
FYI the minimum fit I require for safe IFR flight is way beyond what the CAA mandate
and earlier,
Additionally no aerobatic aircraft is equiped as an IFR tourer and no IFR tourers are approved for aeros.
which I assume is a way out of saying, I am wrong.
In case it isnt, how is this:
The aircraft has - two caged AIs, an electric turn and slip, two FM immune G/Ss / VORs, two altimeters, two radios, both FM immune, one mode S transponder, one digital DME, one NDB receiver, one GNS430, it has four seats, and one G meter - the aerobatic envelope is +6, -4, albeit with only two up. It does all the basic stuff, including flicks. It is not de-iced, there is not much glass, but beyond that it doesnt seem a bad minimium fit, unless you have something more mind.
Any way I give up.
I was simply wishing to introduce another element to the discussion.
Clearly all you aerobatic pilots know what you are talking about because you have done some aeros?
I dont mind that you havent, but I would recommend if you get the chance, and have the inclination, give it a try. You might find it makes you a better pilot, you might even be surprised at how much more confidence it gives you in handling emergencies. You might even find a ring of truth in some of the quotes I gave above, or even one or two of the posts on this thread from pilots who have flown aeros - then again I could be wrong. You might have been quite right to dismiss these opinions. Do let me know.
Any way you can shoot me down now, I have bored everyone enough with a view I believe in strongly, but if my views are so absurd there is nothing further I can add.