Safe, Single-Pilot IFR generalities

Dan Luke wrote:
"Michael" wrote:
You would think we would have night and IFR crashes left and right,
but
we don't. In fact, I'm not sure we ever have.

Maybe because you're the only one crazy enough to fly the approach to
minimums there.

That may not be far from the truth.

Seriously: how much low-IMC traffic comes into Weiser?

Well, we have about a dozen private twins (mostly Barons, but also a
Cessna 340 and a couple of Twin Comanches) on the field, and quite a
few high end singles (Cessna 210, Bonanzas, a Turbo Viking) as well.
Most of these are routinely flown IFR in IMC.

But when you look at the hardcore IFR operators (the guys whose leading
edges are taped up or beat up), most of them are airline or military
trained, or trained by airline/military types. There are also a couple
I trained. I don't think the flight schools (or the people they
train)do any low-IMC approaches into Weiser, and I suspect if they did
the carnage would be spectacular.

Michael