ACCIDENT CASE STUDY IN MOST YEARS, NEARLY HALF OF ALL WEATHER- related accidents happen as a result of continued VFR flight into IMC-sadly, most are fatal. NTSB accident investigations usually reveal that the majority of these accident pilots made the decision to launch, or continue, into weather that was clearly inappropriate for their skills or the flight rules under which they chose to operate-the question is, why? rated or not, they fail to recognize how perilous such a decision can be-that it can cause them and their passengers grave harm or death. While the danger of continuing a flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions is a known fact, there are some pilots who just don't get it. Whether instrument Flight instructors have the opportunity during flight training and flight reviews to evaluate their clients' awareness of the VFR into IMC