Bronx,
I'm not being loyal; I hardly know her. I'm just trying to be fair and objective.
There are PPLs and PPLs. If Jennifer has gained the experience to fly in such conditions without a formal IR qualification, then good luck to her. If she coped with white outs in the far north, then maybe she has. And maybe not. I think so far it's all unproven. I don't trust journalists to get things right, that's all.