GH.. .I have been following this thread with detached interest.. .. .I am now concerned because my feeling is that you are suffering from the usual misguided delusions that afflict some airline pilots; this concerns their attitude towards the capabilities of the minnows of our world.. .As CaptAirProx suggests,if you are as good as you say you are, prove it - take an MEP(IR).. .. .I would give you about 30 minutes into the detail before things start to go wrong - not with your obvious Airways /Approaches / Bad Wx. expertise but with the different operating characteristics / seat of pants / control disparities etc. required of a light aircraft. Response to turbulence / huge amounts of drift / lack of inertia all contribute to the dilemma.. .. .Just remember that the nonprofessional guys with IRs are very highly motivated and usually very competent. They are to be admired for their skill and their unrewarded professionalism, not disparaged for the easy(?) tiddlers that they fly.. .. .Believe me, I know what I'm talking about.. .Rgds,. . Sleeve. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />