Thanks for the good explanation. I'm not at all a pilot, but I'd also like to add a link to a piece I read that illustrates the difference, called 178 seconds t

Thanks for the good explanation. I'm not at all a pilot, but I'd also like to add a link to a piece I read that illustrates the difference, called 178 seconds to live: https://www.cfidarren.com/r-178seconds.htm https://www.cfidarren.com/r-178seconds.htm The TLDR is that flying into instrument conditions as a pilot with only VFR training is really seriously dangerous. In a study, 20 trained pilots who did so in a simulator all crashed within minutes. It's easy to picture, once you start feeling scared and disoriented and overwhelmed, wanting to discount what your instruments say versus what your natural senses tell you.