Jim59
Why do people confuse IMC and IFR so often? Anybody can fly IFR in class G airspace whenever they want to in any type of aircraft - as long as they are VMC. All it means is that they remain 1000' above obstacles within 5 miles and when above 3000 feet fly quadrant altitudes.
OK, I'll bite!
Whenever they want to. So by day how can I tell myself I am flying IFR, in Class G airspace, in VMC if neither I or the aeroplane are so licensed and equipped?
Even more, how could I either tell FIS I was flying IFR, or file an IFR flight plan? Just because I comply with IFR obstacle clearance and quadrantal level requirements it does not mean I am flying IFR. Quite simply there are more boxes that need to be ticked before you can make such a declaration.
Neither could you log such flight time by day as instrument flight. And if you can't log it, you aren't flying it!
At night - no VFR in the UK and both pilot and aeroplane require licensing/certification. You use the night column to log your flight and not the instrument column unless you/the aeroplane are licensed/certified for instrument flight in which case both the night and instrument columns will contain the relevant flight times.
Oh dear!