That&#x27;s not an absurd statement. If you&#x27;re trying to fly &quot;to a destination&quot; and don&#x27;t have an IFR-qualified pilot, and the weather changes, you&#x27;ll be in IFR conditions without someone who doesn&#x27;t have the training to keep you in the air in those conditions.<p>If your destination doesn&#x27;t matter, or isn&#x27;t set in stone, then a non-IFR pilot is free to choose to fly somewhere else, where the weather is better, or land at the closest airport.<p>For those who don&#x27;t know: IFR means &quot;Instrument Flight Rules&quot; or flying by instruments only. An IFR-qualified pilot is allowed to fly in conditions where he&#x2F;she cannot see out of the aircraft, such as at night or through low-visibility weather.