Originally Posted by
patagonia1
He was IR(r) qualified or at least he used to be and renewed it for his jump flying activities. He was a seasoned jump pilot and had ferried planes regularly to dropzones across Europe and further afield, typically Dorner G92s , Grand Caravans etc. He was a competent pilot so the speculation about his abilities are totally unfounded as I flew with him on a variety of occasions and he was both professional and competent, including in IMC.
Legal information N registered aircraft
An IR (r) instrument rating restricted (old IMC) has no validity outside UK airspace, it is at present a UK only qualification.
The IR (r) qualification is also only valid on UK registered aircraft flying within UK airspace and has no validity on USA registered aircraft flying in any countries airspace including the UK.
To fly IFR in an N registered aircraft anywhere the FAA licence must be endorsed with an instrument qualification.
A UK issued IR (r) or EASA full IR does not authorise a pilot to fly an N registered aircraft IFR.