229 Why Instrument Pilots Don't File IFR and Crash in IMC + GA News
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🗓️ 27 April 2022
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229 Why Instrument Pilots Don't File IFR and Crash in IMC + GA News
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229 A listener asks why instrument pilots crash in IMC, when they seemingly have the skills to survive an inadvertent encounter with a cloud. Max talks about why instrument pilots often don't file IFR, and why they sometimes crash. He also talks about the percentage of instrument pilots who aren't current and yet still file IFR. He also shares his thoughts on the Red Bull Plane Swap stunt.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation, with relevant |
| 0:06.2 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:09.9 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:10.9 | I'm the author of several books on the Garmin G-1000, G-1,000, G-3,000, and prospective |
| 0:15.7 | glass cockpits, and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year. |
| 0:20.4 | Today we're answering a listener question about why instrument pilots, |
| 0:24.2 | who seemingly should be able to handle inadvertent IMC, |
| 0:27.7 | still crash in VFR to IMC accidents. |
| 0:30.7 | And by the way, what percentage of instrument pilots do you think still fly IFR |
| 0:35.4 | even when they're not instrument current? |
| 0:38.1 | I found a study that answers that question. |
| 0:40.5 | Plus, I'll share my thoughts about three viral stories that were in the news over the past few days, |
| 0:45.5 | including a Tesla that hit a vision jet, the YouTuber who faked an engine failure and jumped from his plane, |
| 0:51.2 | and the Red Bull plane swap stunt. |
| 0:53.4 | Two weeks ago, in episode 228, we talked with Rob Mark about VFR and IMC accidents |
| 0:58.3 | and a free online course available from AOPA's Air Safety Institute. |
| 1:03.2 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at aviation news talk.com slash |
| 1:08.0 | 228. |
| 1:09.4 | And this is a listener-supported show, and we're still ad-free, which |
| 1:12.8 | kind of makes us similar to public television, in that I will periodically ask you to join us and sign |
| 1:18.7 | up to become a member to support the show financially at AviationNewstalk.com slash awesome. |
| 1:24.1 | And when you do, I'll read your name on the show. This week in the news, two Red Bull |
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