BEagle,
So a 'quadrantal' is just a fancy name for recommended cruising altitude?
Thanks for the lesson. Again you educate a dumb Yank (actually, a dumb mick living in the US!)
I'm still a little confused. Seems like the IMC rating allows you to fly in IFR conditions without a flight plan?
This sounds very dodgy to me. Even if the IMC rated hero sticks to his preferred altitude, is he/she not taking big risk? What happens if someone on an IFR plan is assigned a conflicting altitude by ATC?, or when he is coming down through the clouds?
Foxmouth,
I hope you're wrong! Do you mean simulated IFR in VFR conditions? I thought regulations require that you remain clear of clouds unless on a flight plan. The idea of somebody flying along in clouds when nobody knows hes there kind of scares me!