"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net...

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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It's what the rules literally say. Affirmed by FAA legal counsel:


The rule does not say that. The rule says, ""A person may log instrument
time only for that flight time when the person operates the aircraft solely
by reference
to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions." So,
literally, it must be below VFR minimums or you must wear a hood.

It doesn't say anything about VFR minimums. The FAA affirms that there
are times when you can be technically above VFR minimums (not in the clouds
and sufficient visibility), but the horizon and the ground is obscured and those
qualify for actual instrument conditions, even though it's not bad enough to
require IFR.