"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
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For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual
IMC did you have when you got your ticket.

Between 2 and 3. They included some approaches but were mostly enroute.

You can't get enough. I think a good thing is, assuming you get your
certificate at the height of personal proficiency, get some actual solo.
The decision process changes and the realities of planning a flight that you
actually fly sinks in. If personal IFR flying is what you intend to do,
developing your personal procedures, decision processes, cockpit
organization, etc is important. I just never really did all that until I
had my ticket. And it's nice to do that solo or only with a
trusted/trusting passenger the first times out.

As far as flying with someone else. I didn't really get the chance to fly
some left seat actual with an experienced pilot other than my CFI. I'm sure
I should. But the couple of flights I did as a passenger with an
experienced pilot were priceless. After doing it myself, then seeing someone
else do it. Just learned so much...