tl;dr: the average non-rated pilot flying into IFR conditions will be dead in an average of 178 seconds!
It is stupendously easy for a non-IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) rated pilot to find himself in IFR conditions accidentally. Student private pilots receive just enough IFR training to hopefully get themselves out of IFR conditions before they die.
tl;dr: the average non-rated pilot flying into IFR conditions will be dead in an average of 178 seconds!
It is stupendously easy for a non-IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) rated pilot to find himself in IFR conditions accidentally. Student private pilots receive just enough IFR training to hopefully get themselves out of IFR conditions before they die.