Taxiing to a location that is on the leeward side of a structure  into the wind shadow provides the best option for exiting the  WSC aircraft in high winds. When available, seek assistance  to exit and/or secure the WSC. If no wind shadow is available,  the pilot can turn the WSC aircraft into crosswind and pin  the wing to exit. Proper flight planning using available weather resources  should allow a pilot to avoid flying when the probability  of low visibility is high. It is expected that WSC pilots  exercise good judgment and not attempt to fl y when the  visibility is questionable. However, this section is included  as background for this emergency procedure for inadvertent  flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), fl ight  without visual reference to the horizon. Sport pilots are not allowed to fly unless there is visual  reference to the surface and three miles visibility. This is  Although it is possible to get an attitude indicator installed  in a WSC aircraft, there are no training requirements for  flying by instruments for sport or private pilot WSC ratings.  Samples of these instruments are shown in  Figures 13-9 and  13-10 . different for private pilots for whom there is not a requirement  for visual reference to the ground and the minimum fl ight  visibility is only one statute mile (SM).  Accident statistics show that the average airplane pilot who  has not been trained in attitude instrument flying, or one  whose instrument skills have eroded, will lose control of  the aircraft in about 10 minutes once forced to rely solely  on instrument reference. WSC pilots without any instrument  training attempting to use instruments in IMC conditions  would lose control much sooner. No WSC pilot should  attempt flight into IMC conditions.  The purpose of this section is to provide guidance on practical  emergency measures to maintain aircraft control in the event  a VFR pilot encounters IMC conditions. The main goal is  not instrument flying; it is to help the VFR pilot keep the  aircraft under adequate control until suitable visual references  are regained. The first steps necessary for surviving an encounter with  IMC by a VFR pilot are: •  Recognition and acceptance of the gravity of the  situation and the need for immediate remedial  action.  Inadvertent Flight into Instrument Meteorological  Conditions (IMC) Figure 13-9. Optional analog gauges for instrument flying: attitude indicator (top middle) and direction indicator (lower left) not typically  installed on WSC aircraft. 13-16