Originally Posted by
fadecdegraded
..I think we all know that a fresh command instrument rating with no renewals is prob not the guy you want as a captain which is why you see the job adverts for captain asking for several renewals.
Just saying
I've done Command IR renewals on a few helicopter pilots who supposedly had many previous IR renewals that were so mind boggling inept they shouldn't even hold a Co-pilot IR. So a pilot who has recently passed a Command IR initial to the proper standard should be OK to PIC an AW139 under IR, but obviously under line flying supervision of a TRI initially.