Why you need an instrument rating to fly in the Midwest

[sprucemoose]

Check out the Photo of the Week section on Avweb this week. Scroll down to the "honorable mention" pics at the bottom. This was taken on 11-26-05, after a light overnight snowfall, with 2-3 inches of good powder on all runways and taxiways. This is why you need an instrument rating to fly in the Midwest.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/541-full.html