Question to the IFR Pilots Out There

I don't think it is so much an issue of having your instructor along as
it is having a second person in the cockpit with you to assist you with
the chores when conditions get bad. Having someone do simple things
such as pull out the necessary approach plates, tune the radios, and
copy clearances and weather help immensely. Single pilot IFR in hard
weather is tough, even with an autopilot.

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in
:

For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many
hours of actual IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

Zero. The Army didn't go into actual IMC in TH-13 (Bell 47)
helicopters. And we didn't do all that much actual IFR in UH1s,
either. After I got out, I spent about 15 years flying VFR
only. After transitioning into IFR medium helicopters, I've
done a lot of it. ILS approaches to 1/4 mile aren't that
uncommon. Don't worry about the amount of actual you get - I
think it's easier to fly in the clouds than under the hood. I
just took a checkride, and seeing the ground around the edges,
plus the sun flickering through the rotor blades onto the
bottom of the hood, made me work harder than I would on a normal
approach to minimums. Just practice all you can, and you'll be
fine.

--
Regards,

Stan

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
.. .
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

At approx 40 hours of instrument time I have a 'whopping' .9 hours of
ACTUAL
IMC... I sincerely hope I'm going to get to see a lot more before I get
my
instrument ticket - which I'm guessing should be around April or May at
the
latest.


Well, next in the week or so I'll hit my 2000th hour. I've got 830 hrs
Instrument time of which 42.5 are actual IMC.

But then, I've never flown east of the Mississippi, only out here in the
clear air of the west.

Seems like most pilots flying predominately in the west get only about 5% of
their time as "actual", so my figures at least are right on target.

Reminds me of the time I flew into Carlsbad NM one day when the field was
IFR. Shot the ILS.
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/...st/CNM_ir3.pdf
The controllers were clearly out of practice and rusty in handling actual
IFR operations, and overwhelmed by the workload of two airplanes approaching
the airport at the same time. I had to prompt them a couple of times to get
the next vector. Turns out that on average they only get a few hours of IMC
a year out there.

"Tom S." wrote in message
...

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
.. .
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of
actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

At approx 40 hours of instrument time I have a 'whopping' .9 hours of
ACTUAL
IMC... I sincerely hope I'm going to get to see a lot more before I get
my
instrument ticket - which I'm guessing should be around April or May at
the
latest.


Well, next in the week or so I'll hit my 2000th hour. I've got 830 hrs
Instrument time of which 42.5 are actual IMC.

But then, I've never flown east of the Mississippi, only out here in the
clear air of the west.

Seems like most pilots flying predominately in the west get only about 5%
of
their time as "actual", so my figures at least are right on target.

"Dan Thompson" wrote in message
.com...
Reminds me of the time I flew into Carlsbad NM one day when the field was
IFR. Shot the ILS.
http://www.myairplane.com/databases/...st/CNM_ir3.pdf
The controllers were clearly out of practice and rusty in handling actual
IFR operations, and overwhelmed by the workload of two airplanes
approaching
the airport at the same time. I had to prompt them a couple of times to
get
the next vector. Turns out that on average they only get a few hours of
IMC
a year out there.


If the tower closes at night, that might be so; most rain out west is night
time thunderstorms.

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
.. .
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

When I got my ticket it was 2.1 and that was by running to catch it before
the crud burned off in the morning :~)

Cecil E. Chapman wrote:
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

Cecil,

Give you CFI a call early tomorrow:

KMRY 150525Z 150606 12005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
FM0900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1600 30008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1824 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0100 18005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KMRY 150454Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM FEW024 OVC075 11/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP222
T01110106

KOAK 150525Z 150606 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT024 BKN050
FM0900 22008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
FM1200 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
FM1600 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
TEMPO 1822 3SM -RA BR BKN015
FM0000 16012KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KOAK 150553Z 13005KT 10SM FEW021 SCT032 BKN090 12/11 A3015 RMK AO2
RAB0455E25 SLP209 P0002 60002 T01170106 10133 20111 51009

KSFO 150525Z 150606 17005KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT035 BKN050
FM1000 26005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
FM1600 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
TEMPO 1822 3SM RA BR BKN015
FM0200 16010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KSFO 150556Z 17005KT 10SM FEW026 SCT035 12/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 60001
T01170111 10139 20117 51009

KSJC 150525Z 150606 13005KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN060
FM1000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1200 16006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1723 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0000 16008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT020 BKN035=

KSJC 150553Z 17004KT 10SM SCT065 11/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 P0001 60001
T01110100 10128 20111 51011

KSNS 150525Z 150606 17003KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035
FM0900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1600 30008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1824 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0100 13010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

Hilton

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 06:00:30 GMT, "Hilton"
wrote:

Cecil E. Chapman wrote:
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.
Between 10 and 12

Roger (K8RI)
Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

Oh... it's gonna be 'beautiful' (in an IFR kinda way grin).

Only two problems with an otherwise beautiful plan:

My instructor isn't available on weekends.

I'm still in the middle of a stupid cold, actually it's starting to feel
like it's just about done with me.

Thank you for the thought, though!!!

--
--
Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
PP-ASEL

"We who fly do so for the love of flying.
We are alive in the air with this miracle
that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"

- Cecil Day Lewis-

Check out my personal flying adventures: www.bayareapilot.com
"Hilton" wrote in message
nk.net...
Cecil E. Chapman wrote:
For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of
actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

Cecil,

Give you CFI a call early tomorrow:

KMRY 150525Z 150606 12005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
FM0900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1600 30008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1824 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0100 18005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KMRY 150454Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM FEW024 OVC075 11/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP222
T01110106

KOAK 150525Z 150606 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT024 BKN050
FM0900 22008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
FM1200 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
FM1600 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
TEMPO 1822 3SM -RA BR BKN015
FM0000 16012KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KOAK 150553Z 13005KT 10SM FEW021 SCT032 BKN090 12/11 A3015 RMK AO2
RAB0455E25 SLP209 P0002 60002 T01170106 10133 20111 51009

KSFO 150525Z 150606 17005KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT035 BKN050
FM1000 26005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
FM1600 18010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
TEMPO 1822 3SM RA BR BKN015
FM0200 16010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

KSFO 150556Z 17005KT 10SM FEW026 SCT035 12/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 60001
T01170111 10139 20117 51009

KSJC 150525Z 150606 13005KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN060
FM1000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1200 16006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1723 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0000 16008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT020 BKN035=

KSJC 150553Z 17004KT 10SM SCT065 11/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 P0001 60001
T01110100 10128 20111 51011

KSNS 150525Z 150606 17003KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035
FM0900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
FM1600 30008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1824 5SM -RA BKN030
FM0100 13010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020=

Hilton

In article , "Cecil E.
Chapman" wrote:

For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of
actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.


1.5 actual
29.0 simulated
12.5 simulator
174.5 Total time.

--
Bob Noel