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...a common paTTERn iS ThaT EvERyThing waS FinE aS Long aS
ThE STuDEnTS STayED on ThE gaugES, buT wEnT DownhiLL FaST
oncE ThEy TRiED To RESumE vFR.
Another 18 percent were attributed to either
documented mechanical failures (all but
one in either powerplants or fuel systems)
or losses of engine power for reasons that
couldn't readily be explained. All told, onethird of all IFR training accidents were
precipitated when engines unexpectedly
quit-but more than half of those power losses
were pilot-inflicted. Among the other two-
a graveyard spiral, hitting the water almost
vertically 150 yards offshore. Back in 2004, a
13,350-hour ATP allowed the private pilot he
was training to descend to just 50 feet agl half
a mile short of the threshold during a visual
approach at night. Their Saratoga hit the static
wire above a line of high-tension cables. A
bounced landing in a Cessna 210 progressed
to a fatal stall from about 20 feet above the
an eye on student, panel, and whatever's
happening outside, it's no wonder that
"see-and-avoid" isn't as effective. Still, the
extent of this vulnerability was startling.
Mid-air collisions were the single most
common type of fatal accidents during
instrument instruction, causing more than
a quarter of all fatalities-and more than
half the mid-airs in all forms of advanced
thirds, a common pattern is that everything
was fine as long as the students stayed on the
gauges, but went downhill fast once they tried
to resume VFR.
runway. And in New Jersey in 2008, the owner
of a Cherokee 140 flew a practice approach
without difficulty, only to descend into the
trees completing a nighttime traffic pattern.
His instructor, whose logbook showed some
6,300 hours of night flight, was killed.
flight training happened during hood
work. Several involved other training
aircraft, including one collision between
two IFR training flights. In a second, the
two private pilots in the other aircraft
were also flying practice approaches.
A less surprising finding was that instrument
practice is particularly susceptible to mid-airs.
With the student not looking out the windows
at all and the instructor tasked with keeping
At least half of all pilots either want or need
instrument ratings, and its pursuit is one of
the most satisfying phases of flight training
In 2011, for instance, a Florida CFI flew an
IFR cross-country with his student, a lowtime private pilot. Nearing their destination
after sunset, they cancelled IFR in order to
do airwork over the ocean-and ended up in
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 5, Issue 3
The Safest Course? Examining Accidents During Advanced Instruction
Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI Tips: Avoiding VFR into IMC - A Strategy
ASI Message: Flaps Lapse
Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC Equals Dead-End Proposition
Safety Spotlight: The Virtue of Adversity
ASI Online: Datalink Weather: From Concept to Cockpit
Safety Quiz: Cross Country Flight to Festus
CFI Tools: ASI Download Portal
Chief's Corner: Letting Go
Pilot Safety Announcement: 178 Seconds to Live
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - The Safest Course? Examining Accidents During Advanced Instruction
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - CFI Tips: Avoiding VFR into IMC - A Strategy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - ASI Message: Flaps Lapse
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC Equals Dead-End Proposition
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Spotlight: The Virtue of Adversity
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - ASI Online: Datalink Weather: From Concept to Cockpit
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Quiz: Cross Country Flight to Festus
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - CFI Tools: ASI Download Portal
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Chief's Corner: Letting Go
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Pilot Safety Announcement: 178 Seconds to Live
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