Dan Luke wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

This brings up a whole 'nother aspect of this discussion, which quite
simply asks: Who *wants* to fly IFR?


I do!


Flying IFR is almost always uncomfortable. Even when it's smooth, it's
absolutely no fun for the passengers, whose only real reward for
putting up with GA is the view. (Well, and the time savings over
driving, of course.)


In eight years of flying IFR, I can recall very few occasions of extended,
solid IMC. There have been many spectacular cloudscapes that I and my
passengers would never have seen VFR, though.

I agree. I've seen some amazing "cloudscapes" over the years. Probably
the neatest was on top at night under a full moon. Priceless!


This is exactly what Mary and will use the rating for -- a safety
outlet -- and is one major reason why we fear that we might just end
up just dangerous enough to kill someone.


A reasonable concern. Maintaining real proficiency requires some dedication.
You have to force yourself to go flying--oh, the sacrifice!

Yes, oh the agony of having another excuse to fly... :-)

Matt