Thx Whopity.
I understand the points you make ( and I’m sure you understood I knew also ).
I currently have a valid UK issued Part FCL CPL aeroplane with SEP, MEP, SPA MEIR, FI rating attached to the licence although never flown professionally ( not strictly true but it keeps things more straightforward ).
I do currently have more than 200 hours given but only for ab-initio PPL instructional ( with a lot of it actually being EX 3 ).
For the 30 hrs PIC pre-course requirement can any of it be when a MEP class rating test ( initial issue, revalidation, renewal ) for successful test pass count to this 30 hr requirement?
30 hrs PIC on a multi is easily achievable in a short timeframe but the part where I will struggle is the IFR time as I never logged IFR time although a good portion of the training I did was under IFR. I could be conservative and go through my logbook and try to work out which flights I’m certain were under IFR but will probably still leave a significant shortfall from the 200.
I suppose I could take a vacation to a country where it’s cheap to rent a single and just simple file and fly IFR in a SEP ( even if it’s in clear blue skies ) for a month to get the IFR hrs.
Just trying to make myself more marketable to these ATOs needing these instructors by having all the necessary requirements met.
Thx,
VFR