Yes, that report is classic saturation trying to deal with real IMC as a single pilot. Here's a good example of an EC135 () IFR-rated pilot who wanted to practice an ILS approach to keep proficiency (responsible decision in my opinion), however, unfortunately he was sans instructor and very quickly became over-saturated and lost it while on the way in. I think you underestimate the potential for over-saturation when things suddenly go all white outside if you haven't been in those conditions and practiced IMC flying very recently. I still wonder if I made the right decision :) I wish YouTube would let me fix it, but I decided to let it go once someone first pointed it out because I didn't want a 'new' video with just that fix to show up in my subscriber feeds. BTW, I mentioned the VFR typos in the original post I am aware of two audio transcription typos where I misspelled VFR. Just one small point - the graphics say VRF while the audio correctly says VFR. I have seen a number of students enter IMC like that and perform a similar manoeuvre - a turn with the climb dropping off eventually turning into a descent with them getting more and more confused by the indications because they are not focused on the AI. It certainly seems to confirm that disorientation was a key factor - if he entered cloud in a turn, that is likely to produce the leans very quickly and the uncorrected left bank (apart from one brief attempt at wings level) is a good indicator of that. Yes, very good job, perhaps you should be working for the FAA:ok:

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