Dewdrop
To fly VFR you have to have the ground in sight,
Common misconception. Those of us with the relevant extra ratings do not have to have the ground in sight.
AlanM
Like Timothy I wouldn't be upset about not having a radar service for the first 300' of climb if I was in the knowledge that above that level it's going to be unlimited vis and no cloud above. The conditions themselves are naturally going to cut down the number of aircraft out anyway. I've departed a non-radar airfield under similar conditions in the same type that Timothy operates - the rate of climb of the aircraft (1000fpm+) makes the option perfectly acceptable.