Re: Best Single Pilot IFR Plane

"markjen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think that is the big fallacy with new instrument pilots - that they can
> truly fly in any weather and can meet hard schedule committments.  It takes
> a lot of airplane and a lot of training/experience to be able to
> consistently tackle IFR weather with reasonable risk.  I'd guess that on any
> given mission, I can make it VFR 80% of the time.  IFR cuts my scrubs in
> half so I can go 890% [I assume you meant 90%?] of the time

There's a lot of truth in that.

I've completed a lot of trips VFR that I wouldn't have dared taken if I 
didn't have the IFR option in my pocket.  That means both getting a 
pop-up if conditions change in flight, and the ability to file IFR the 
next day or a few days later for a return flight.