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Hello All,

I'm a CFI, CFII, and MEI. I've got about 1000TT and only 15 hours IMC time. What books/videos should I check out to expand my real world knowledge (and thus share with my students)? I'm particularly curious about IFR flying, but any other gems I'd like to know about.

I've already read a few authors outside the standard text books, and have seen a few DVDs, but what do you recommend?

I thought about this because for one, I am unsure about what point cumulus clouds become "dangerous" for light training aircraft. I haven't seen any authors address that, other than don't fly into towering CU, roll clouds, or standing lenticulars. I have seen some very large cumulus that aren't developing towers, but seem much too thick to not be brewing something.. If you have advice on that, please let me know.

Since I don't have a lot of IMC time I am looking for sources to augment my current knowledge and experience.

Thanks for your help...!

the King

I know Richard Collins has a set out about IMC flying, etc. if you can stand him talking about his 210 every 30 minutes. While he can be annoying, he does have a pretty good knowledge of the mid-altitudes weather and has done a lot of work in various weather conditions.

My best piece of advice is to get up whenever you can in "safe" IMC. Overcast days following a cold front are great this time of year. If you live in an area that doesn't have a lot of flyable IMC (such as maybe Florida), this may be hard to come by. Even if you don't have a lot of instrument students, save some money and rent the plane when weather rolls in.

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