Xinhua, are you ignorant, naive or just a bit of a f*ckwit, eh?
Under the Visual Flight Rules an aircraft in Class G airspace at or below 3000' (if VHF radio equipped) is required to be
"Clear of cloud, in sight if the ground or water, with a flight visability of 5 km or better".
So Rastus in his VFR RAA registered Fudpucker 200 is perfectly legal sitting just under the cloud base at 1100' (or whatever), provided he has a VHF radio, is tuned to the correct frequency, and honours the world with a few well chosen words regarding his position - especially when he becomes aware of another aircraft that might be headed his way.
The IFR pilot letting down through IMC is equally perfectly legal to be doing so, provided he also makes the appropriate calls on the right frequency and separates himself from known conflicting traffic.
The average IFR pilot is more likely to be on the right frequency and doing the right thing than the bottom end of VFR GA or RAA.
IT IS THIS SENARIO THAT MAKES IFR PILOTS A LITTLE ANXIOUS!
We spin the cylinder in the game of russian roulette everytime we do this.
See and be seen is of no f*cking use in this situation!
BC 