Originally Posted by
dont overfil
Loopy! No wonder EASA don't understand the IMC rating when their VFR rules allow you to take off and land in poorer vis than an IMC rated pilot is allowed on an instrument proceedure. I can only assume life has a lower value in EASA la la land.
It is worth remembering the VFR minima in Europe are now consistent with ICAO recommendations, with which the UK was historically out of step. This is not to suggest it is necessarily a good idea for any given pilot to operate at the limit of allowed visibility.