VMC Flying (....can be less than VFR)
Being a dedicated life long Rudscunner.....
Never....never....never...make a weather check flight! (Either it is good enough or it isn't....make that decision with a good cup of Tea in your hand!)
If the other pilot asks you what you think of the weather....it is not a question but rather a declarative statement that ends in a question mark.
Never lose sight of the ground....when your Vis first hits your minimums...LAND!
If the weather is worse than forecast or is deteriorating....LAND.
Every flight can be refused....and once refused...stays refused...the more the customer, Ops, Chief Pilot, Boss insists you fly....meet that with increased responses! Far better to be fired than go in weather you know you should not be going in.
Kill yourself in bad weather....count on being buried in pretty weather!
Bad weather, bad terrain, night.....pick one only!
Ceiling is a luxury....Vis is a necessity!
Fog Kills!
Wires Kill!
Going too fast to stop or avoid hard bits.....Kills!
Follow a known route....at night....one with lots of ground lights.
If there is a halo around street lights....No Flying! (That is the start of FOG! FOG KILLS!)
Flying under bridges can be done.....but mind the Wine bottles from overhead. Explain hitting a wine bottle or bag of trash to the CAA/FAA.
Flying under Wires can be done...try explaining that to the CAA/FAA.
Hover Mosey works...but always have a place to land before moseying on to the next spot.
Going under a layer keeps you from going up....going over a layer keeps you from getting down.
You meet the nicest people when you land out in a field.
Single engine...no autopilot...single pilot...VFR Machine...not current and proficient on instrument flying....trip planned as a VMC flight....then all of the rules apply.
There is no such thing as inadvertent IMC.....just a Dumbass violating the rules and good commonsense.