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Had an instructor advise me not to use the hood on a long IFR x/c. I questioned whether or not I could log it as instrument time and he said as long as I'm flying using the instruments as my reference then I could log it as Simulated Instrument.
Now, I know that I was using the instruments to keep my course and was attempting to do my scan as if I were in actual conditions but the fact of the matter is that even with my chin on my chest staring at the instruments under the glareshield I could still perceive what was happening outside the aircraft. Because of this, I really didn't have to focus on avoiding an unusual attitude scenario and I certainly didn't have to worry about Spacial Disorientation.
I'm still fairly early on in my instrument training but did I just do myself a disservice?
Now, I know that I was using the instruments to keep my course and was attempting to do my scan as if I were in actual conditions but the fact of the matter is that even with my chin on my chest staring at the instruments under the glareshield I could still perceive what was happening outside the aircraft. Because of this, I really didn't have to focus on avoiding an unusual attitude scenario and I certainly didn't have to worry about Spacial Disorientation.
I'm still fairly early on in my instrument training but did I just do myself a disservice?