We seem to have got a bit political, and whilst i agree with all of the above and throwing addeded gripes about restrictive airspace and the inability to fly deserted low-level airways vfr, the posting was about the imc rating, was it not?. .1, the imc is not a nav paper, it contains elements of all the subjects pertinent to the rating, such as general nav, radio nav, instruments, air law.. .2,the imc confuser is a great revision aid, but ther's no substitute for knowing and understanding your subject.. .3,try to fly as much of your training in real imc, not just with fogles, it's very different! And, by the way, i'd personally like to see the regulations changed to match the i/r regarding the reference to outside references ie, non, which fogles don't do.. .4,it's not an i/r, so think very carefully before you fly, as a basic rule- are you current,is the cloud base above your miniumum on-route safety altitude, and is the freezing level above msa? . .5, it's a great rating to enable you to fly vfr on top, and not to restrict x-country when the layer is below 3,000ft, and the tops and the airspace aren't too restrictive, subject to the above.. .6,it's good fun, it improves your flying, your options (with expierence) , so go and do it!