(Edit: “Rules,” not “Rating.” Sorry.)
Obviously I don’t know beans about flying, but I see many stories about inexperienced pilots who get disoriented flying through clouds, sometimes even to the point of flying upside-down. Aren’t there instruments on your control panel which tell you your speed, altitude, and orientation? How can you be plummeting towards the ground and not notice?
I hope this question isn’t so ignorant as to be insulting. I know flying is difficult and complicated and it’s easy to criticize from here on the ground. I wish I was skilled enough to know how to fly a plane. I just see many stories about accidents where inexperienced pilots seem to be making apparently ridiculous mistakes.
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>why is flying on IFR (“Instrument Flight Rating”) so difficult?
Imagine driving your car from Indianapolis to Chicago with all the windows blacked out, you can only drive based on your instruments and GPS. Try to ignore the noises and sensations you are feeling, just follow the instruments.
Does that sound easy?
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