I believe one of the problems with the French VFR record is the fact they are currently allowed to go VFR on top and use it to boot.
Which the IMC training very sensibly got you to a level which you could still get down safely if the cunning plan turned into a what the hell do I do now plan.
And to be honest it doesn't matter how you have been trained until you have go a shed load of experence under your belt you are a danger to yourself with any form of instrument rating. The training could be 100 hours and it still wouldn't make any difference.
Last edited by mad_jock; 27th March 2013 at 11:46.