Full panel basic IF is not hard - its mostly mind over matter
Tell that to the 737 and Airbus pilots overseas that have crashed while attempting to recover from unusual attitudes in IMC all because they lacked the skills to fly full panel basic instrument flying in a sophisticated jet transport. The tragic result of automation dependency. Or the current accident that started this thread.
By sheer coincidence I just talked today with an acquaintance who is friends with a bloke who was fishing in the waters and saw that Cherokee hit the sea 150 metres away from him, nose down and 90 degrees angle of bank. He said it was foggy with very low visibility. Bits soon came to the surface of the sea followed by two deceased. Makes the highlighted quote look a bit sorry
