Originally Posted by
de727ups
VMC = visual meterological conditions. The concept of a safety pilot is that when a pilot is flying under the hood, you need another pilot to make sure nobody runs in to you. If you're in the clouds (IMC), you don't need a safety pilot.
How does that make sense though? I assume IMC means Instrument Meteorological Conditions. So why does that change anything? Just because there is nothing the safety pilot can do?