Pace - what I was getting at is that no way IMC can be "better" than VMC.
In VMC, the only turbulence (
AFAIK) is going to be one related to
horizontal airflow, which will be the jetstream shearing against the air around it, or lower level airflow (wind) flowing over terrain.
In IMC, you can get all of the above, plus
vertical airflows (caused by water phase change) which, if you enter them at a high enough speed, can exceed the max G of the aircraft.
I would agree that one "should never get killed" through any penetration of anything (flying I mean
) provided one is below the Va figure applicable to the current aircraft loading
and one avoids excessive or repetitive control inputs.
But pure survival is different from doing a flight on which the passengers will ever fly with you again, and if the passenger is say your GF or wife, such an event is going to have a profound effect on your relationship or your flying (or both)
