VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions is a leading cause of fatal GA accidents. This video, which was rendered from a 2008 online course built in Adobe Flash, re-creates an actual VFR-into-IMC accident and examines the lessons we can learn from it.
Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute in examining the circumstances that led to tragedy. Then, please share lessons learned to help others avoid a similar fate.
| Tablet: Compatible | |
| Length: 17 mins | |
| Topic: Aeronautical Decision Making, Flight Planning and Preflight, VFR into IMC | |
| FAA WINGS: Eligible* | |
| Accident Forgiveness: Eligible |
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