Robert M. Gary wrote:
What? How could he have asked for an IFR clearance if he wasn't IFR
rated? I assume he was.

No, he's not. He simply routinely violates the cloud clearance requirements as
far as "puffies" are concerned.

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.