Then I suppose our low energy/lightweight plastic toys are back in the dark ages......... NOT.
Not at all what I said. In fact, I've commented elsewhere about the bureaucratic nonsense which means all the interesting developments in light aviation are stuck in a PFA or BMAA day VFR only regime. I'm jealous of the aircraft, to be honest. But...
You can go places VFR on a cost that makes sence in a plane that out performs almost anything out there on a like for like basis.
Ah yes, but not at a date and time of your choosing. And as I fall firmly into the modern category of 'cash-(relatively) rich, time-poor' I need to be able to go when I have the time and the need. And that's where the IMCR/IR come in.
Tim