Thomas Borchert wrote:
If a pilot pulls the chute because he judges an uncontrolled
parachute descent to be less risky than trying to keep the plane
upright for a few minutes in simple instrument cruise flight, then
he has judged himself to have less than the minimum required
competence for a private pilot.


That's BS, plain and simple. The instrument flying requirement is
required for the test, barely. There is no requirement at all to keep
it current. Otherwise, all certified pilots would be instrument
pilots.

I've never had a BFR where the CFI didn't put me back under the hood.