I agree that there are acceptable circumstances where the KR is a good platform for IFR conditions, the same as there are some that apply to a C152. I would not take a C152 into what Instrument Pilots know as hard IMC, but the flexibility to be able to descend through a cloud layer like Marty & Jim got stuck on top of going to one of the Gatherings, or get out or in when it is low visibility, but margins are not down to minimums that would require a more stable platform, yes I think it would be fine. It all has to do with your skill level and your proficiency. There are alot of situations that I personally would not fly in unless I had a twin, but that is a personal judgement based on experience and my limitations. To me there is a huge difference between flying in bad weather IMC and flying in marginal or IFR visibility conditions. We are having alot of fires down here right now, and without warning and area can get really close to being IFR as far as flight visiblity is concerned, but does not present the same type of hazards as the afternoon thunderstorms do. I eventually want the flexibility to come home in the smoke and land safely. That is the kind of instrument work/flying I am talking about, not getting into the clouds for hours at a time like I do now with 172s and twins. Sometimes I wonder about using 172s, but that is another story....
Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) N96TA Sanford, FL crain...@cfl.rr.com http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.html
