In rec.aviation.student K l e i n wrote:
If this worked reliably, it would be taught as a standard technique
for inadvertant VFR into IFR excursions. Hey, just throttle to idle,
hands off and wait for VFR to appear. But....this is not what is
taught. Wonder why???

One reason that comes to mind is that you have no guarantee that the
ceiling under your IMC condition is high enough to allow for recovery.

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Mike Ash
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