Originally Posted by
rotorspeed
I'm with TC and no doubt several others on this one - I do not think VFR pilots undertaking a bit of IMC experience/light training will help in an emergency IMC situation. And indeed is likely to make some more cavalier in such weather.
The context of suggesting the inadvertent IMC training is not to impart the handling skills necessary to depart from the inadvertent IMC, but to impart better decision making in the first place so as not to require the handling skills they don't have.