Originally Posted by
Stan Evil
Regarding Q3. Whopity doesn't have it quite right (very rare I know).
If you originally held a UK single-pilot IR (ME or SE), even if it was years ago, you can renew it via cross-crediting (the rules changed in 2019 to allow renewal as well as revalidation). You need to fly 3 instrument approaches in an SE aeroplane, including one RNP approach; as you don't currently have a SP IR, these should be flown with a suitably qualified FI or IRI. You can then get a CRE/IRR or IRE to sign you off.
If you never held a UK single-pilot IR (if you were ex-military or converted from an FAA ATPL etc) then you will have to do training as required and then an initial IR skill test with an IRE.
This is good news for many, but here is a question to any IREs who may be here. The cross crediting rules in the EASA part FCL easy access document are quite clear that cross crediting does apply to renewal of a single pilot IR, but at the same time the 2020 edition of the CAA examiners handbook is still quite clear that it doesn’t. Has anyone actually signed a U.K. license or had a U.K. license signed to renew SPA IR privileges on the basis of cross crediting ?