"Bimbling" is not an aviation term, with which I am familiar. However, I'm wondering if bimbling in near IMC while intending to be VFR, would actually be "bumbling"?
Nice going Modelman. Those of us who have not bumbled into IMC, on that local jaunt around the patch, will one day. Not matter how wise we are, how prepared, and how often we have promissed our selves we will not do it, we still do.
Many years ago, I decided to punch through a localized snow shower at about 700' AGL, instead of flying around it, which I knew I could have done. With lots of IFR flying in my past, it would be no big deal. Wouldn't that be just the time my artificial horizon packs it in, and rolls upside down - inviting me to follow it. I started to, but the needle, ball, and airspeed did not concur. I'm writing now because I worked it out then. I bumbled out the other side of the small snow shower, partial panel and fully thinking!
Cheers, Pilot DAR