Semirigid: I sense from reading your input, you might be one of those who pushes it maybe a little too far at times when it comes to bad weather. I don't want to tempt fate, but in my 7 years experience and 1000's of launches, I can honestly say, I have never come back thinking it was a close shave - weather wise. There is/should never be an occasion when there isn't an escape route (even landing in a field like i did last week) available when doing this job in accordance with the POM weather minima. Doesn't impress the bobbies, for one!
After all none of the jobs are worth CFIT
I would suggest that a smug IR pilot might operate closer to the weather minima or beyond because of his over estimated opinion of his abilities
At the end of the day an IR is an expensive commodity in the police world when one considers the initial outlay and currency costs not I suspect in the interests of best value when you do a statistical analysis of the subject.
What
mayhappen, is that service providers
maypersuade a less seasoned police force to adopt the policy in the interests of
technical progressand others will follow. One of the extremely few benefits of contract pilotage
Think of the revenue stream for the suppliers then
But I could not possibly comment
This current shortage of pilots might serve to remind our employers that it's not just IR's that need addressing!
Go direct employment if you want decent remuneration.