Ricky wrote:
Here's perhaps a strange question;

Do helicopters have lower IFR minimums than fixed-wing aircraft?

It seems like IFR would be a cinch in a chopper because if you got
confused or the flying got difficult one could just slow down, stop,
hover, think about it and then continue once the pilot was
"comfortable" again.

Ricky


Not Helicopter IFR rated but helos do have lower VFR minimums. As far as
being able to stop and hover in the soup I can't imagine being able to
do it if there was any turbulence at all. It's hard enough with a good
ground reference.