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Recently, Gary Drescher posted:
"Neil Gould" wrote in message . .. I think that Peter Duniho's response casts doubt on your perspective. The way I see it, "I" and "V" indicate the mode used for control of the aircraft; "MC" describes the conditions which require a particular mode of control. Well, I did say the distinction was *primarily* a matter of separation. Pete correctly points out some other aspects of the distinction. But regardless of what motivates the distinction, the point remains that a clear, moonless night over the wilderness does not qualify as IMC (even though the conditions require the use of instruments to keep the plane upright), because flying in IMC, by definition, requires being under Instrument Flight Rules and having a (current) instrument rating; whereas flying over the wilderness on a clear, moonless night can be done under Visual Flight Rules. From the AIM Pilot/Controller Glossary: "Instrument Meteorological Conditions- Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling less than the minima specified for visual meteorological conditions." Point taken. I was inappropriately referring to "IMC" in my example. Neil |
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