For non-pilots: IMC is Instrument Meteorological Conditions – basically flying in fog or clouds, but can be a sandstorm or snow or hail or oobleck (oops – sorry) as well. Bumbling into IMC is almost always fatal within a minute or so; it was the biggest contributor to the Kobe Bryant crash. Now, the technical phrase of the day: (fanfare please) “somatogravic illusion” – up no longer feels like up.
For non-pilots: IMC is Instrument Meteorological Conditions – basically flying in fog or clouds, but can be a sandstorm or snow or hail or oobleck (oops – sorry) as well. Bumbling into IMC is almost always fatal within a minute or so; it was the biggest contributor to the Kobe Bryant crash. Now, the technical phrase of the day: (fanfare please) “somatogravic illusion” – up no longer feels like up.