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Feature Article: 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.
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