VFR or IFR

[Excalibur372]

Which is better?

[BFMF]

Umm, in what context....? :-?

For sightseeing, VFR is obviously better....

I personally always download real world weather when I fly, so I usually fly in whatever weather is downloaded, and i file IFR flightplans if the weather is too poor...

I almost always fly general aviation aircraft, so it depends on the weather. On the rare chance that I fly a jet, i'll fly on an IFR flightplan

[Brando14100]

I always fly IFR in biz or commercial jets. When I fly smaller planes, I fly VFR. Unless conditions are bad.

8-)

[SubZer0]

I always fly IFR in biz or commercial jets. When I fly smaller planes, I fly VFR. Unless conditions are bad.

8-)

Same here. And I always use Real World Weather as well. It's not a case of which is better, it's a matter of which is useful at the time.

[Brett_Henderson]

Umm, in what context....? :-?

For sightseeing, VFR is obviously better....

I personally always download real world weather when I fly, so I usually fly in whatever weather is downloaded, and i file IFR flightplans if the weather is too poor...

Context is the key.. but even then, it's like asking, " What's better;  Traffic Laws, or Tax Laws ?"  It's apples and oranges..

[Fozzer]

...the funny thing is, although I can IFR Navigate perfectly well under IMC conditions, practically all my low level, GA Sim Flights are carried out under VRF conditions.

So if the weather is poor, I stay on the ground, in the comfort and safety of the FBO, and drink gallons of Coffee, until all the nasty stuff has passed over!......!

Paul...FS 2004...FS Navigator...with poor visibility and low Cloud...and a big Coffee Mug.... ...!

.... ....!

...clouds are bl**dy dangerous!...trust me!.....!

[HarvesteR]

the question could have been a little better phrased i think... as in: ' which do you like/fly the most?'

but, i replied to VFR, since i'm flying seat-of-the-pants most of the time... i'd like to do more IFR flying... but i'm afraid it requires too much of the free time i don't have right now

college is killing my piloting skills  ;)

Cheers

[tcco94]

IFR for me 8-)
About 90% of my flights are IFR so im so use to it now.

[BFMF]

IFR for me 8-)
About 90% of my flights are IFR so im so use to it now.

Are you talking about IFR flightplans, or actual Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)?

[Brett_Henderson]

IFR for me 8-)
About 90% of my flights are IFR so im so use to it now.

Are you talking about IFR flightplans, or actual Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)?

Or.. more importantly..  Are you flying by the  R  in  IFR  ?

Using instruments to navigate, and filing IFR flight plans are just the tip of the iceberg.

IFR =  Instrument Flight Rules    ;)

[tcco94]

IFR for me 8-)
About 90% of my flights are IFR so im so use to it now.

Are you talking about IFR flightplans, or actual Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)?

IFR flight plans

[Traffic Pilot]

Call me greedy but I like a bit of both

VFR in my SF-260 or IFR in my CS 757.

All depending on mood and weather!

Cheers

Adam
G-UFCF

[firemonte007]

i do VFR when i fly the general aviation and military planes but i do IFR when i fly the airliners.

[lunitic_8]

i usually fly in a General Aviation plane but its weather permitting if i fly VFR or IFR i try to keep it as real as possible  ;) 8-)