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IFR student here, It took me some studying to know that using VOR stations as waypoints is not only not required in IFR, but also you don't necessarily need to be on a victor airway at any phase of the flight (I hope I got this right). It makes sense with the availability of GPS waypoints and...

I passed my checkride on Monday and flew from Nashville to Memphis (and back) today. MQY - M01 in a 172. It was a great trip. It sure is different flying in those clouds without another pilot sitting in the right seat. It was pretty cool to watch two T6’s land. Those T6 pilots taxi just...