That was the point of my rambling anecdote...get some serious instrument
training, whether or not you intend to go on to the rating. The hood time
for the private really doesn't prepare a pilot for the situations s/he is
likely to encounter.

Bob Gardner

"tony" wrote in message
...
It's worth remembering that in order for an Instrument Rating to be used,
you
need to meet recent experience requirements. It's not like riding a
bicycle,
where once learned, it's automatic.

Unless you're going to file IFR and fly in the clouds, I strongly suggest
you
invest in hood time so you can get out of trouble should you find yourself
in
IFR conditions. I think, unless you are flying 150 hours a year or so,
you'd
likely not be current.

Having said that, I can tell you that SEL flying, especially at night,
under
IFR is a heck of a lot easier than VFR, regardless of condtions. I mean,
think
of this, coming into your tower controlled home base, being cleared for an
ILS
approach which probably means, unless it's a dreaded 'circle to land' a
straight in from 5 or 6 miles.