"Chris Schmelzer" wrote in message
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Simple example of what gets people killed in any sort of risky activity
(be it rock climbing, mountaineering, scuba diving, etc..)

PANIC!

The guy was completely freaked out initally in the IFR, all he had to do
was look at the damn instruments and put himself in level flight and
wait for direction..

Geez!

There are fatal accidents in IFR by experienced pilots who get disoriented.
This assumption that returning to straight and level is simple and obvious
is frighteningly naive.



This is why you need to train and THINK about your response to
emergencies so you don't turn into a COMPLETE freaking idiot in an
emergency...


Well luckily, you are completely sure you'll never panic...

I agree the pilot on the tape did a lousy job getting into the spin. That's
part of the point - recognize that you might do the same thing. Being in a
spin inside the clouds and having to recover by insturments sounds pretty
damn tough to me.

Michael