vfr over the top

[Maoraigh1]

Setup a straight glide and hope you see the ground before you leave the cloud.

Shouldn't you "hope to leave the cloud before you see the ground"?

[Lasiorhinus]

Originally Posted by Piper19

With no engine and thus no vacuum pump and a slowly left turning attitude indicator in clouds,

Not that I'm advocating untrained pilots flying VFR into IMC, the vacuum pump does not need the engine to be running - it merely needs the engine to be turning. Windmilling props still run the vacuum pump, although with less than normal pressure.