Not long ago, I was in the office of the Chief Flight Instructor at an FAA Part 141 approved flight school when a young man came in fresh from passing his Private Pilot certification check ride. Amid all the congratulations, one of the things the chief instructor told him was that he should start his instrument training at once, without even slowing down. I believe this advice to have been wrong. Here's why.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/eye-of-experience-32the-importance-of-vfr-skills