You had the choice, but IMHO made the best one. In my recent experience if you are actually trying to travel long distance within the UK, or travelling abroad, IFR is simpler. This doesn't always work in Europe, France is a good example, as they are reluctant to clear you IFR outside controlled airspace and the routes can therefore be tortuous unless you insist. In the UK it is treated as quite normal, even for me on a callsign of an AOC operator. A friend of mine was doing so and was told to squawk 7000 and call en-route frequency. Not so surprising, except was flying a 737-800 and had 179 passengers!
Last edited by Send Clowns; 20th Mar 2006 at 16:47.