I love threads like this, as they expose so many deep seated insecurities and outright falsehoods.
I've had HITS approaches (to any runway in the US -- even grass strips) since 2014. Like GPS and onboard weather before it, it is a fantastic tool.
Now, you ask, why would a dedicated VFR-only pilot need HITS? Well, I'm glad you asked... Listen up:
Yesterday we flew up to Kenedy (2R9) for dessert. (Great home made pies at Barth's Cafe, an easy walk from the ramp. But I digress...)
By the time we waddled back to the plane, it was nearly dusk. We launched into a beautiful, if hazy, setting sun, on a luscious 75 degree evening, and pointed Amelia South toward the coast. At 185 knots ground speed, with a nice push, it was only a 30 minute flight to KTFP...
As we approached the coast the sun set prematurely, behind a super-thick haze layer that only thickened as we approached the Gulf. By the time I was 10 miles out, KTFP was down to 4 miles vis, with an unlimited ceiling that meant nothing because it was obscured and nearly dark.
Before synthetic vision and HITS, this would have been pretty uncomfortable. While legal VFR, it was virtually impossible to see the airport, or much detail on the ground. Basically, conditions were what I call "faux IFR".
With SV and HITS, it was just another flight. With two button pushes, I activated a HITS approach to Rwy 13. With SV, the entire world was visible, plain as day. With HITS, I could simply follow the boxes until the VASI became visible in the murk.
It's an absolutely amazing tool that can and should save lives. The fact that it hasn't become standard equipment on every GA airplane is a testament to how dysfunctional our dangerously obstructionist government has become.
IMHO, of course.