Very interesting thread! I am hoping to do IMC course before long myself.
There's a very good article on this exact subject in the current Summer 2002 edition of GASCo Flight Safety (Vol 38, no.2), from page 31 onwards entitled
I'MCRaP by Paul Rowell. He lays out a 5 point plan detailing how to stay current, in line with the ideas above here. Strongly recommend you read it.
Yo uhave to subscribe to get the magazine (£12/year I think, but just 4 editions). Gasco contact details are given on Flyer website as:
General Aviation Safety Council (GASCO)
Rochester Airport
Chatham
Kent. ME5 9SD
tel. 01634-816620
email
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