IMC & the EU
It's got to be good that ATC people from France are debating. France is listed as one of the few countries against the IMCr. However;
Frog_ATC
I absolutely agree that breaking the law is wrong! But, f the law is unreasonable it simply will not work and everyday you prove that truth, in France, with your death rate. In other less hazardous spheres the french are notorious for ignoring patritional laws - thank God!
However the UK CAA, not always known for broad and pragmatic thinking, should be congratulated, together with AOPA, for conceiving the IMC rating. Prior to the IMC rating the deaths from lack of control and CFIT were as they are NOW in France. The decision to bring into place the IMC rating was pragmatic and has been a tremendous success. Not a single fatality since! In the UK BALPA and the ATC system are supportive of the rating. I have never heard of any move against the IMCr from ATC. Indeed the rules with regard to flight into controlled airspace by IMCr pilots was relaxed some years ago without any objection from ATC. Why - because it works.
How do you balance the UK IMCr weather related ZERO deaths with the current death rate in France. Face up to the evidence?