SP IR now as a GA rating
One consequence of the current system is that the number of
IR issues to PPLs in the EU as a percentage of PPLs is very low
compared to the USA.
Only a handful of IRs - 20 'ish' are issued per year by the CAA!
No wonder so many business people in Europe go FAA IR as stated in 'Flyer'
This is because the IR has been hijacked as a rating that is
seen as a rating for profesional pilots unlike the USA where it is
viewed as a rating to fly GA aircraft under IFR
This JAA stuff is viewed as being too expensive and too time consuming by the airlines and by many in business generally
Why should Europe need a much more costly training system than used in the US for training anyway?
Who wins here apart from the flying schools?