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Let’s Ask Jim ?
Question from an article of mine about instrument training sent in by SANDRA in Connecticut:
I don’t agree with your thoughts that to be a good instrument pilot you have to train in actual weather instead of just using a hood or foggles. I did all my training under the hood and feel very comfortable flying IFR. I haven’t had to file in actual conditions nor do I intend to ever fly in those conditions, so why waste time and money training for something I will never use.
Answer from Jim: Dear Statistic: Eventually, the weather will come to you and without proper training and preparation, you will probably be in trouble. There is no comparison to actual IFR and simulated IFR. I simply can’t imagine a flight instructor training you like that or an Examiner that let you slide through the checkride. I wish we lived closer together. I would certainly be glad to fly with you, free of charge, just to demonstrate the difference in the two methods. My advice to you is to change instructors today and find someone that trains in the soup, then get an Instrument Proficiency Checkout from them and LEARN! And tell that old instructor that uses the hood to e-mail me. I’d like to explain to him the difference in the training methods and why GOOD instructors, those that want their students to arrive alive, choose the correct way. Did he tell you that when you encounter IFR on a real flight, to put on the hood?
Jim Trusty (Lrn2Fly@bellsouth.net)
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