These Lancair airplanes, although capable, are really only meant for
enjoyment, fun, and convenience.  Nothing more.

Bryan,

 

Interesting that you think an instrument rating would cause you to get into trouble.  You probably don't own a gun because it might cause you to shoot someone.

 

From a safety viewpoint, the instrument rating is as important as the original pilot's license - it gives one the mental discipline and tools to better manage the risks of flight.  One uses his/her own brain's capability of analysis, common sense and judgment to set the parameters and limitations on the use of that tool. 

 

The cruelest cut though was your characterization of Lancairs that I cited above.  A properly built, equipped and maintained Lancair is head and shoulders above many standard type certificated tin lizzies.  Not only are they fast and efficient, but their very certification allows one to configure the airplane consistent with it's mission - at any time and in any way.

 

I have been to the four corners of the continental US in my wee IMC equipped Lancair 320 with little or no difficulty by virtue of the weather. I have been delayed occasionally - but that is the nature of the equipment and the currency of my skills.  Having a fast plane, I opt to fly around thunderstorms, not thru them.  I know how to avoid ice completely - one way is to stay on the ground that day.  I enjoy "VFR on top" because I have the skills to legally penetrate the cloud deck - both up and down.  I am not tempted to "press my luck" - landing short of my destination is an opportunity to check out some place I haven't been to before.

 

My Lancair is the best instrument I have, being a late comer to aviation, to dicker in the obstruction free time/space continuum at warp speed before further mental decline.  Crossword puzzles, meteorology, aerodynamics, softly rejoining the surface of the earth - these are some of the things that add spice to life.