On Jul 28, 4:20*pm, B A R R Y wrote:

On an IFR plan, you are expected to go THROUGH even the occasional
cloud, which you can't do.

I would have thought that until the FAA ruled that helo instrument
students can file an IFR flight plan in a VFR only helicopter for the
purpose of flight training as long as they stay VMC. Go figure.

-Robert, CFII