On Feb 28, 9:08 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
3. Obtaining the instrument rating is an excellent exercise, and makes
you a much more precise (and thus proficient) pilot, but unless you're
moving up to heavier metal, it won't help you much.

I'm not sure that's true. The instrument rating provides a higher
level or reliability in your family travel. Flying to the coast for
the weekend VFR may mean having to sit around until noon until the
weather clears and having to leave before dark. Even though the % of
days that are IFR are low, its the day that you are stuck on the
ground that affects you.
I've only had to cancel a very small number of trips because the IFR
was not duable (usually ice). However, I've had lots of trips that
would have been canceled VFR but 0.1 hours of IFR made the trip work.

-Robert, CFII