In article om,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

As another VFR pilot I am not surprised.

I know you're not, Gene -- but you're the exception. You've flown
more cross-country VFR flights than any active pilot I know.

One thing I think the IR *does* give many pilots is the confidence
boost they needed to launch on a truly cross-country flight.

A current instrument rated pilot also has more safety margin when
flying in less than CAVU. When I'm current (in a practical way, not
just FAA recent experience), I have more options than you do
(if we ignore the fact that Atlas can fly a bit higher and faster than
my cherokee).

The fact
that their enhanced weather-handling ability is largely illusory
(again, unless they're flying a Pilatus) is irrelevant --

say what? You think me and my cherokee can't handle IMC?
IMC isn't just ice and thunderstorms.

I guess the northeast gets more IMC days than Iowa.

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Bob Noel
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