I would dearly like to get an IR for my PPL, but it is completely impractical and financially crippling.
The IMC rating would be great, financially possible, but it won't let me fly outside the UK, and I can't keep it current - no good there then!
So, the only thing left is take some instrument flying lessons with a local instructor for the "just in case" situation. Which comes back to the emergency situations. Supposing the weather has closed around you, some high-ish ground around but you can't see it, and there are tall aerials too! Now what?
- precautionary landing in a field?
- climb into the clouds, knowing you've done some IMC training, but haven't got an official rating, call a PAN and get some assistance to an airfield were you can make a cloud break and land on something proper?
Which is safer, and how do the JAA rules on IR for PPL's help to make flying safer for us, then?