Bruce,

Thanks for joining up. You obviously enjoy joining the "battle". Your admission that you backed up your private ticket with an instrument rating however reveals your sincerity in taking the right path to protecting the safety of yourself and your family. By the way, an instrument rating doesn't come easy for anyone and it enjoys the highest first-try failure rate of any rating. Congratulations on your attaining the professional standards required to reach this higher level of competence.....which incidentally, is also the main reason for going through the CDL process.