Point made, and it coincides with my observation that most of my IFR
flying ends up in visual conditions.

Just 1765 of those observations were IFR, or 5.4%.

That's at one airport. To complete a =flight= VFR, both airports have
to be VFR, and so does the intervening space. The further apart the
airports are, the more chance for IFR conditions, but also the more
opportunities to go around them.

and a truly tiny set that were
canceled due to "soft IFR" conditions that we
would feel safe flying Atlas in.

What conditions are those? Sounds like you would be comfortable making
up your own rules. Would you be comfortable letting everyone make up
their own rules?

However, I no long harbor the notion that an IR is going to help us
fly more, or longer, or more regularly -- at least not until we can
afford something like a Pilatus.

That is probably true for your style of flying. (flexible as to time
and destination)

Jose
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