On Mar 31, 9:03 am, Denny wrote:

Flying VFR into marginal weather without the ability to climb into the
murk and call the nice folks on the dark room is really, really,
gambling with your life and those who are with you...
I have pushed Jay and others several times to get the IR...
XM will not bail someone out if the air suddenly turns opaque all
around you - and it can do that in just minutes...

Why would you settle for a level of training as a pilot that is
limited to "VFR only" unless you were staying near the patch or
limiting your trips and airplane choices?

Even if you never intend to fly IMC, the added precision, knowledge,
and overall fitting into the system that IFR provides is worth its
weight in gold.

Aviation is all about options. The IFR ticket adds a whole passel of
options.


Dan Mc