Lets have a round of applause to every pilot employed by Great Lakes Air! Seriously, in this part of the country, IFR is almost certain during the winter months. They have to hand fly their equipment! No auto pilots, how many of us can say that? Flying around the midwest, especially near the Rockies is not an easy challenge even during VMC. For these guys/gals who spends most of their time flying IMC near mountains down to minimums... well, that's a thrill ride like we all felt back when we took our first training flight. Great job Great Lakes!!! My hat's off to ya