There are a whole lot of places where the weather doesn&#x27;t change on a dime and an IFR rating is not required.  Also, you don&#x27;t need IFR for night flying.<p>Any high hour pilot worth his salt is going to be IFR rated, but there are tons of great VFR pilots who know not to leave when the weather might turn IFR.<p>METARs and TAF are your friend.