Flying VFR into IMC - a top KILLER of pilots - My close call!

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  @therealmccoy2004 · 6 years ago · pinned

  I&apos;m here because of kobe..<br>I want closure therefore I wanna make sense of this. Thanks for the info.

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  @rosh_corbinSC · 6 years ago

  You maybe saved a life by having the humility to post this and give honest reflection.

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  @Towelllie · 6 years ago (edited)

  “I’d rather be on the ground wishing I was flying than flying and wishing I was on the ground”<br>RIP Kobe, Gigi, friends and pilot.

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  @tmoni7839 · 6 years ago

  Watching this on the heels of Kobe Bryant’s death this video gives a lot of insight

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  @b767greg · 6 years ago

  I am an airline pilot, I am a Captain on a B-767 for a major cargo airline flying internationally. &nbsp;I will tell you what I do at every opportunity, because my life, my crew and my aircraft depend on it. &nbsp;I fly instrument approaches EVERY chance I get, even in VFR conditions, &nbsp;down to 200 feet before I look at the runway. &nbsp;Being CURRENT in instrument flying is different then being PROFICIENT in instrument flying. &nbsp;Practice, practice, practice is the key! &nbsp;Anyone can fly a visual approach, but not everyone can fly an ILS down to minimums and land, if they are not PROFICIENT. &nbsp;You MUST practice! &nbsp;My guess would be Kobe&apos;s pilot was a current instrument pilot, but he was not a proficient instrument pilot.

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  @tallyjbud · 7 years ago

  As a 20yr flight instructor, I admire your humbleness, chain of decision making and reasoning, and most importantly the education derived from a difficult mission. &nbsp;In my years, I&apos;d say most tire kickers would have embraced the ego boost upon completion rather than the true understanding and desire for continued education. &nbsp;Well done cap&apos;n...

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  @travelingwithrick · 6 years ago

  No flight is routine says it all.

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  @darrellparkhill · 7 years ago (edited)

  Once, when I only had about 100hrs in my log book, I got caught up in some building clouds heading back to Orlando from Gainesville in a VFR-only 152 and asked the ATC for a descent down to clear WX. He was busy, and said &quot;I&apos;ll get you a new altitude in a minute&quot;, but never did. I called him up, told him I was descending, hit the IDENT button, reduced power, trimmed for 500fpm downhill, and poked the nose through a hole... that immediately began to close up. <br><br>I lost sight of the ground for maybe 15-20 seconds - but they were the LONGEST 15-20 seconds of my life. I was laser focused on the attitude indicator, and kept it dead-nuts level while descending at a pretty good clip... But the whole time my brain was telling me that I was inverted, climbing, and slowing all at the same time. It was terrifying, and eye-opening.<br><br>I cleared the bottoms, and let out the breath I was holding. My passenger (now my wife) never had a clue how hard I was working the yoke. We landed, and I was signing up for an instrument course at the FBO that day.<br><br>I am a multi/commercial pilot now, rated in the Shorts 360 and Beech 1900 with a 07 JAN 2019 ATR-72 transition start date, and with more than one &quot;bad day at the office&quot; in my log book... But I will NEVER forget that flight, even 3,419.5 flight hours later.

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  @Nakapeesh · 6 years ago

  You had 2 miles of visibility and it still looked terrifying, now imagine trying to fly in fog so bad you “couldn’t see across the street”... damn man

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  @abba3629 · 6 years ago

  More pilots should share their experiences Flying in inclement Weather Conditions.<br>It will be a Great learning tool for aspiring Pilots and Students

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  @FastJetPerformance · 11 years ago

  This sort of video saves lives, I have a lot of respect for you putting this up - excellent work.

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  @Flywithkristina · 7 years ago

  I like how you say “no flight is routine, always expect the unexpected”👍🏻

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