I'm going to have a look at the Air Navigation Order to check the
> accuracy of my original post. As far as I know, without a IMC or > IR a PPl is not permitted into the kind of airspace which would be > home to a airport the size of KSFO regardless of the ceiling etc. > SVFR does partially waive some of the visibility criteria normally > required but not the requirement to glide clear of a conurbation > in the event of engine failure.
I love visiting the UK, but it doesn't sound like a fun place to be a pilot with all those costs and restrictions. Outside of the occasional temporary flight restriction (TFR) in the U.S., I'm aware of nowhere in North America below FL180 that you need an instrument rating and IFR clearance to fly. Sometimes pilots have to reserve landing slots at the busiest airports like KLAX, but typically you just show up, and the fees are usually very low (some big airports, like Philadelphia, have no landing fee at all for a piston single).
All the best,
David
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