"JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote in message
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You make a good point. The majority of instrument pilots that I know
here
in the southwest fit that profile. Actual instrument conditions in this
region are relatively rare. When we do get them, they're most often
related
to winter storms with low icing levels, or thunderstorms. As a result,
most
of the IR pilots I know rarely fly in actual IMC. The exceptions are
those
that fly to the coast on a regular basis.

Good points IF you only fly in that region, and IF you only fly during the
summer or winter.

The mid-west weather is very different during each of the four seasons.

Going from southwest to mid-west can get rather, shall we say, interesting?

Not to mention when you HAVE to go, rather than when it'd just be "nice" to
go.

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Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY (Much less southwest than I used to be)