Instrument pilots looking to improve their knowledge and skills beyond those gained from formal training and checkrides may be interested in joining–or even starting–a local chapter of the newly founded IMC Club. The Club’s intent is to bring together seasoned and new instrument pilots to share experiences of IFR flights, avionics operation and ATC procedures. Chapter meetings are usually held twice a month in the evenings and can be viewed by members of other chapters via IMCTV. The club is a grass-roots endeavor by Radek Wyrzykowski, a 4,500-hour pilot and chief flight instructor for Norwood Flight Academy, Norwood, Ma., also the headquarters location for the IMC Club. He recently fielded a few questions.
When did the IMC Club go active and how did it come about? What needs do you see the club fulfilling?
I had had the idea for this club for several years. Last July when a few of us met, we liked the concept and it started growing rapidly. One of the big issues is the absence of a GA community to help the new instrument pilot find his or her way from initial licensing to practical competence. We want to establish a mentoring network matching experienced pilots with newly licensed ones.
