Originally Posted by
tdracer
Ok, The pilot was a highly experienced professional helicopter pilot with over 8,000 hours, but he wasn't instrument rated.
FYI: He was instrument rated but with less than a 100hrs of instrument time and most of that simulated. The key though was the Part 135 ops certificate was VFR only. While I can't speak for all corners of the industry, I've known many pilots complete their entire career without an instrument ticket mainly due to the type of ops or due to the aircraft flown as most single helicopters are VFR only.