Teaching avoidance works in the same way. You could compare basic instrument flying skills to incipient spin recovery skills. They will help you get out of trouble but at some point are going to be insufficient. They are both included in the PPL at the moment.
A problem for the IMC scenario is that not all aircraft have the instruments you ideally want to get out of IMC, i.e. no attitude indicator (like mine).
To compound the problem you could enter a spin inadvertently after inadvertently entering IMC, and then you probably will be screwed! I think you'll need a turn and slip indicator for that one?
Last edited by The500man; 29th May 2012 at 10:29.