Originally Posted by
tobster911
So, on a related but slightly different note, can anyone briefly explain how they work, or is it too much detail for a forum?
Some Googling will probably help you with that...
Agree with the sentiments above as to flying one without training though... IFR flying is drastically underestimated by some VFR pilots. Having done my IR(R), I can safely say that the last thing you want to be doing is an ILS if you get stuck above cloud without the training. As been said, declare a mayday and if you have to, do an SRA.