----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----
A VFR night qualified pilot should be very careful when flying at night in some met conditions.....especially near the coast. Low clouds/high fog can form around/under you. A pilot that puts him/herself in this type of position should have basic instrument training and enough experience to navigate out. Artie is right...only the pilot knows that IMC exist. It is up to him/her not to panic when visibility shuts down and/or turbulence becomes evident. Artie Langston wrote: > > ... anyone doing ... IFR for that matter, in a Coupe, is really letting > > it > all out. > > > > Larry > > I think that's a little extreme Larry. > > My coupe is currently IFR certified (full panel), and I occassionally > file > IFR in it. Although the coupe is a little under powered, it's hard to > see > the differance between a certified coupe with a full panel and a similar > C > 150, and the coupe is a good stable airplane. > > That being said, I would NEVER deliberately fly into ANY significant > weather, especially involving precipitation and turbulence. Obviously, > just > because the airplane and the pilot are current doesn't mean they can > just > dive into a level 3 storm, or conditions where icing might occur in an > Ercoupe. That IS nuts. > > The airplane, however, doesn't know it's in the clouds - it flys just > the > same. I enjoy a few clouds when my flight is well planned, and I'm in my > comfort zone. What matters is that the pilot is capable, knows his and > the > airplane's limitations and stays well within them. > > It's nice to be able to call center and break through some thin scud or > a > cloud layer, but I would never fly the coupe where minimums were at all > close, and NEVER into a storm under any circumstances. > > Just flying IFR in the coupe doesn't make you nuts, but what you have to > spend to make it IFR capable might! > > Artie > N2666H > > PS I realy agree about the turn and bank. > > > Gordon Tanner ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
<<attachment: winmail.dat>>
