Here are a few ways to kill you and all your passengers under instrument flight rules. Most of these involve a single mistake and a "controlled flight into terr

Here are a few ways to kill you and all your passengers under instrument flight rules. Most of these involve a single mistake and a "controlled flight into terrain" - Turn too early/late past an arbitrary point in space - Turn the wrong direction - Descend too early past an arbitrary point in space - Use the wrong altimeter setting - Failing to recognize and troubleshoot a failed instrument - Failing to recognize signs of hypoxia Not to mention dealing with emergency procedures while you don't do any of the above Here is an example from a few years ago where a 777 missed a mountain by a few seconds after some non-standard instructions by ATC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdXax7Zh_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdXax7Zh_g