Struggling through my PPL (11 hours now) with nere a chance (or wish) of an ATPL I was doing the first "instrument appreciation component" of my course on Sunday in the rain / storms (somewhere near the tower warned) / and 8/10th cloud about 1500'. Great Fun.
Finally with a rain splattered screen - I flew the approach on instruments. Then at 500' or so the instructor said OK look out and land. I've got to say after flying the panel for an hour (with some cheating OK) its a very big sky and the runway lights looked wonderful.
Shame about my flare - but it's getting better, no really it is
Hats off to those with a VMC / IMC rating it would give me a headache to do it for more than a couple of hours.
[ 28 August 2001: Message edited by: You want it when? ]