There is no valid arguments against the basic premise of "178 Seconds To Live"
Yes there is!
"the artificial horizon, the directional gyro, and the rate-of-climb indicators were covered"
Nuff said?
No, not really! The test was carried out in a V-tail Bonanza - an aeroplane that has neutral stability in the rolling plane, making it a bit more of a challenge to hand fly in IMC than your average Cessna!
And so the test was essentially, "Close your eyes and lets see how long you can hold straight and level"! - a difficult task for even an experienced IFR pilot!
Last edited by ForkTailedDrKiller; 7th Feb 2016 at 12:06.