This has killed a great many pilots not trained to fly "on instruments" The pilot feels like they are in a turn so they bank the aircraft. The forces of this bank make the pilot feel like they are in a bank in the opposite direction. They bank the plane more in an attempt to level the wings which in turn intensifies the sensation.<br>    The pilot eventually comes out of the bottom of the cloud but is now in a death spiral just a couple thousand feet above the ground. They are so hopelessly confused and the plane is so far from level flight that there is no hope to recover.<br>     I used "singular they" as per another Tom Scott video I saw, but wonder if I am using "singular they" is it "They is" or "they are". I used "they are" because "they is" just sounds very wrong.<br>   However, basic pilot training should include the use of interments for those times when the pilot finds his or herself ("themself" doesn't seem right) in a position where they can't see the horizon or ground.<br>   You know what would make a good Tom Scott video? Watching him go through basic pilot training.,(reply>), +Eric Taylor Yea,(reply>), @Terje Lindtveit<br>hehehe. Usually just the impact is enough.<br>    I read a medical examiner's report on an aircraft accident victim. (This was an F-4 crash). The COD was blunt force trauma followed by intense fire.<br>    The person reading the report wondered if the pilot survived the crash only to burn to death. The doctor admitted it was possible, but unlikely, considering the plane hit with more than 5000 FPM vertical velocity.,(reply>), @Terje Lindtveit<br>Works great, unless the overcast is 0 feet AGD. Crunch!<br>   That is one good thing about gliders, they don't burn!,(reply>), @Eric Taylor Yea. This is the point :) We obviously don't train on IFR instrument flying in gliders.. as most of them don't have any, but we learn that if we do enter a cloud we keep our wings level, and keep the string in the center while accelerating to max manouvering speed and airbrakes.,(reply>), @Terje Lindtveit<br>I understand avoiding IFR conditions, that is what any VFR pilot should do. But if you find yourself in IFR conditions by accident it isn't a life threatening emergency if you have the skills to fly IFR even if you are not officially qualified.<br>   Even having enough skill rust to keep the wings level will be enough to avoid panic. A panicked pilot is as good as dead.