Foxy asked:
Would anyone who's added an IR to an IMC
Therefore, I assume you already have an IMC (and possibly lots of hours of actual instrument flying)?
If that's the case, then CZ's suggestion of the FAA IR and then the conversion to JAR is a good one. The requirements for the FAA IR are for 40 hours, of which at least 15 must be with a CFII (I think - someone will correct me if the numbers are wrong, I'm sure). All of the instrument flying you've done so far - and that includes the couple of hours you did for your PPL, and it includes your IMC course, and also any instrument flying you've done since - can be counted towards the 40 hours minimum. So the minimum amount of training you'd need to get the FAA IR would be 15 hours. It's then a further 15 hours to convert that to a JAR IR. Total minimum training: 30 hours, which is a considerable reduction over the minimum if you were to go for the JAR IR from the start (55 hours, I think, if you don't have a CPL?)
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