I'm a bit stumped as to whether or not get the instrument instructor rating here in the states. I like the idea of it being a way to keep in practice, but it doesn't seem real practical.
one way you can make hooded time seem like real IMC is to fly over long expanses of water (not too far offshore though) as this erases any chance of peeking under the visor at the which way the houses are passing you by.
as far as I know, an r22 can never be legal in clouds (or safe), so I wonder why the few of you above ever risked it?