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On PAX Personal Minimums: The helo operation was 135 “VFR ONLY”. Violation of trust?

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Technically the local flight met regulations and did not violate SVFR when the pilot asked for and received SVFR authorization. Asking and receiving SVFR clearance allows flying right to the edge of imc. Unfortunately, from most accounts and initial NTSB findings (until a final determination is made), inadvertently flying into imc conditions and possibly not ifr current may have presented a false sense of security. Complacency from routine flying and dealing with local low cloud and fog while still remaining in vfr may have allowed this high time pilot to assume higher risks instead of accepting company policy to fly only in vfr weather.