Gotta agree with Skyrabbit on this, and with TM.
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I wonder in the case of the LFAT incident was the IMC holder actually current at IMC flight or was he just trying his get out of jail card???
Well - his IMC rating was not valid at LFAT - whether he was current or not.
As I say - I practice IMC flying - a lot - but I still would never take to the skies to fly end-to-end IMC. Like TM, I would rather drive it. As Rabbit said, if you want to fly with the big boys, get an IR.
TA