Afterthought...he told Seattle Center that he was having problems. We don't
know what those problems were, and he may not have given Center much info on
them.

He could have hired an instrument-rated commercial pilot to accompany him (I
logged more than a few hours doing this), or could have simply paid someone
to fly the trip while he relaxed...I've flown some rated pilots under those
conditions.

Bottom line: Sophisticated airplane, VFR pilot, bad weather....deadly
combination if anything goes wrong.
Scott D wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:57:33 +0100, G Farris wrote:

In article . com,
says...


I would think that few insurance companies would insure a pilot in a
421 without an Instrument rating!


I don't pretend to know how the insurance companies see it, but that is a
lot of airplane to manage for a single pilot - IR rated or not. In many
ways, a KingAir would be "easier" to fly in those conditions.

GF

How is the 421C a lot of airplane for one pilot? I find it quiet easy
for one pilot. With all the switches located on the left side of the
seat, I find it much easier for one pilot to operate than for two. It
is hard for the copilot to activate a lot of stuff like the lights,
deicing/anti icing equipment... you name it. There is not much
accessible for a right seat pilot to reach without interfering with
the left seat pilot.

Scott D.

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