You fly HEMS night ops in mountainous terrain. The forecast is VFR but the inversion could lift faster than expected. The accident reports for your sector all start the same way — so the briefing you do now is the one that matters.
How AeroCopilot handles it
- 1See the IIMC margin before you launch
AeroCopilot surfaces ceiling and visibility trend, temperature-dewpoint spread, and how close your route sits to the margin, so the risk is a number you looked at rather than a surprise you meet.
- 2Know the terrain and obstacles on your route
FAA obstacle and terrain data for the corridor you are flying, reviewed on the ground. Note: AeroCopilot does not provide a synthetic view of terrain in flight, and nothing in the app substitutes for looking outside or for an instrument approach.
- 3Rehearse the climb using published figures
Minimum safe altitudes and obstacle clearance for your route, pulled from published data so the climb you brief is the climb the chart supports.
- 4Declare and route to the nearest IFR-equipped airport
The AI copilot drafts the declaration call and routes to the nearest field with an instrument approach in conditions you can shoot.
- 5Debrief with maneuver detection
Marathon Rank 2 debrief evaluates the recovery against the rehearsed procedure. Score the run. Refine the procedure. Try it again next sim session.
Outcome
IIMC preparation stops being something you improvise at 800 ft and becomes a briefing you did on the ground, with the numbers written down and the nearest instrument approach already chosen.