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I've been vfr only since retiring from the military many years ago. I just went through SPIFR training for one of the big 3 letter abbreviation companies because my base is "getting an IFR aircraft". I was apprehensive going in, like you, but the training was good enough that I left there feeling confident that I could safely operate in the IFR environment.  The training was not perfect, but it was adequate.