Student Drop-Out Rates...why?

Here in the northeast, I found that getting my instrument rating allowed
me to make about 30% more flights on my schedule than I could otherwise.
It is very common to have a low overcast that is 3,000 feet thick and
then clear blue on top.

I'll agree that there are parts of the country that darned-near require
an IR. I'm happy to report that (a) I don't live in one, and (b) I
don't fly there very often, either.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

I'll agree that there are parts of the country that darned-near require
an IR. I'm happy to report that (a) I don't live in one, and (b) I
don't fly there very often, either.

So the fact is that you *can't* reliably see America from the air with just a
PPC. Just part of it.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

I'll agree that there are parts of the country that darned-near require
an IR. I'm happy to report that (a) I don't live in one, and (b) I
don't fly there very often, either.

So the fact is that you *can't* reliably see America from the air with
just a PPC. Just part of it.

Well, I'd put the percentage at over 95%, if you exclude Alaska.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Well, I'd put the percentage at over 95%, if you exclude Alaska.

Then you and I have extremely different ideas of what constitutes "reliably."
You, apparently, mean that one can fly somewhere and, sooner or later, fly back.
Most people should be able to do that. If, however, they can't count on being
able to come back when they want or need to be back, that's not reliable
transportation. And you can't do that 95% of the time anywhere around here.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.