In article , Peter Duniho wrote:
"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
[...] That part of the OP's
complaint is, at least, somewhat credible (or at least possible; I know
nothing about the FBOs in his neighborhood).

CJ, "NW", and I all fly in roughly the same area. There are numerous
well-qualified schools and instructors here who are perfectly willing to
train students in actual conditions.

I know CJ's in the Seattle area. IIRC NW's in the Portland, OR area.
Close enough, I guess. I had wound up with a little over 8 hours
actual IMC by the time I got my rating.

FWIW, I finished my IFR training with Spence Campbell over at BFI. He
specializes in IFR training and owns a sim shop at the airport. His
program integrates sim training with the flight training and he's got
tons of experience. www.serv.net/~atc

He's anything but fly-by-night, and I don't recall him having any qualms
about training in IMC (except partial panel). Icing, of course, is a bit
of a problem in the Seattle area in the winter.

HTH,


Morris