Originally Posted by
krypton_john
Makes sense for some activities such as offshore work.
Most helicopter work down here consists of ag, utility, tourism (those were the days) and transport to off-airport locations... so IFR not really applicable in those cases.
Not only offshore. I have flown in the UK corporate sector for almost twenty years and I’d soon be out of a job if I couldn’t fly under IFR. It’s by no means unknown to plan a fully IFR route and by no means out of the ordinary to be prepared to change from VFR to IFR where necessary once en route.