IR without actual IMC

"Iain Wilson" wrote in message
arthlink.net...
Anyone IR without having actually flown in IMC? My checkride is around the
corner and I've no actual IFR yet. I'm itching to experience it but the
damned weather isn't co-operating (seemed the same way with the PPL!).

I don't think it matters much whether your checkride occurs before or after
you're introduced to actual IMC. But if the checkride happens first, I'd
strongly advise against flying in clouds until you've had a chance to try it
with a CFII. Staying upright can be surprisingly more difficult when you
don't have the peripheral-vision cues that hoods/foggles usually fail to
suppress.

--Gary

Iain