Private Pilot Flight Training and Instruction Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM IFR Flying Faults Initially, VFR to IFR flight results in over-controlling especially when making corrections. Non-instrument rated pilots who fly into instrument weather lose control in about a minute of level flight. The usual VFR movements for climbs, descents, and turns are far too extreme for IFR flight. One technique used to avoid over controlling on heading changes is to use the AI to set the standard rate of turn. Count three, five, or six at a steady rate. Level out from the bank using the attitude indicator top index to level the wings and note the degree of change in the HI. Do this several times until you can get the count needed to get 10 degrees correction every time. Focus on the attitude indicator top index when leveling off. This technique prevents the common fault of reversing the bank back to nearly the original heading. This reversal is caused by the beginners inability to ignore the turning sense imparted by the fluids of the inner ear. This problem is normal for the beginner but focusing the eyes on the top index of the AI for a few seconds will give the inner ear fluids time to lose their influence. Written by Gene Whitt Flight Training Article Library | Back To 4VFR.COM