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Another benefit of flying as safety pilot, besides possibly being able to log the time, is that when you look out
at the ground while flying along at minimum descent altitude, and you see just how close some of those trees look
at times, you gain a certain reinforcement of the importance of watching that altimeter.

Rod

Snowbird wrote:

> ..clip..
>
> Another suggestion.  Fly as a safety pilot for other people doing
> instrument training as much as you can.  Put up a note on FBO
> bulletin boards making this offer if you don't know anyone.  Don't
> neglect your primary job (looking for traffic) but ask the pilot
> to explain what they're going to do on the ground and talk through
> the procedure in the air if they're comfortable with it.
>
> I've heard the opinion that you don't gain much flying skill
> watching someone else fly a procedure, but I disagree.  I think
> it was very valuable to me.  Instrument flying is all about
> being able to divide your attention between flying precisely,
> following a procedure precisely, and communicating with ATC.
> The more any one of the three is second nature, the easier the
> other two will come.



