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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 14:21:53 -0400
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From: Steve Reeves <sreeves@sc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IFR training in a IV-P?
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         Jeff, I am sure you are a great instructor and I have seen you 
contribute many valuable ideas to the list. But I will go so far as to say 
the politically incorrect thing in that no matter how good an instructor 
anyone is, some people don't have any business flying instruments (or 
airplanes period for that matter).  Part of the instrument rating is being 
able to manipulate many things at once without being flustered and having a 
good feel for whatever aircraft you're flying.  I, quite frankly, would be 
pretty nervous to fly in the rear seat with someone that took forever and a 
day hamfisting around "trying to get the hang of it".  I know a couple of 
people that have instrument ratings that I wouldn't fly real IFR with.  A 
CFI buddy of mine popped an autopilot circuit breaker on one of them on a 
recurrency ride and the guy would have dug a hole with it if not for the 
CFI.  I think you either have the motor skills for it or you don't.
         I get seasick.  I would not be a good first mate or boat 
captain.  Cruel joke is that my family has been in the deep sea fishing 
business for 30 years!  Thankfully I don't get airsick for some reason 
(even doing mild aerobatics while not at the controls).  That might be 
a  poor analogy but just my opinion.  I don't think flying IFR is an equal 
opportunity employer.

Steve


>I am impressed, in a Mooney,  no less-- however, I think you all are 
>missing my point. As a flight instructor with considerable experience 
>teaching, it is my humble opinion, that a person is better off LEARNING to 
>fly in something that is not quite so diificult and humbling as a Lancair 
>IVP. I taught a person in a Bonanza and he spent more time messing around 
>with landing gear, controllable prop, being challenged by higher approach 
>speeds and a less stable instrument platform than he did concentrating on 
>learing to fly an NDB hold or flying the S patterns. The end result was he 
>got so frustrated that he never did complete his rating.
>