Acted as a safety pilot for my CFI - pics

[Hobobiker]

I know many of you see this stuff daily and it's no big deal. This was my first time through and above a layer while not riding in a commercial jet. Had to take a couple shots of my first "sunset above the clouds." They looked like ocean waves. Very cool...

We did approaches to KJST and KLBE. Even though I was able to help him log some approaches for his currency, I'm SURE his intent was to introduce me to the clouds as we start my IFR training...

 

[Arbiter419]

Cool! If you ever make it out to Harrisburg (CXY) give me a shout!

 

[iflyvfr]

Something I've yet to do is an IFR flight in a GA aircraft. That's very cool. Did you find being 'in cloud' disorienting? Imagine its quite different than the little oval you get on comm. rides.

 

[ScottK]

I got my first GA cloud experience riding along with a couple CFI friends. I was in the backseat of an Arrow filiming the flight. There wasn't any disorientation for me until I started moving the camera back and forth between side windows. At one point, I wondered why we were climbing. I looked up front to see the plane trimmed and level at 5k. We weren't climbing, but I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the instruments myself.

And the sites up there are really something. And popping out at 800 ft agl and seeing a runway is pretty cool. I've done some VFR practice approaches and I'm still amazed when I look up and see runway.

 

[Scott@KTYR]

Looks like a beautiful day.

On top of the clouds makes you feel like you are the only one in the sky.