What is it with the JAR system, they seem to love the oneupmanship of the training (I have no Idea why)
People in the U.S have been flying IMC with Basic single engined Instrument ratings for years, with relatively little problem,
It may be a bit of a small shock first time round for some people going into cloud after being trained for so long to fly IMC in VFR, but not enough to make you crash, you can train just as effectively to prevent the leans under the hood then having a white screen in front of you.
And as for the GPS approach arguement, JAA loves to brag on about how great the training is but doesn't seem to want to embrace the extremely useful technology and make things more simple, practical and economical, yes a GPS can fail, as can an ILS a VOR a glideslope, localiser etc etc.
Have they so little faith in the pilots they approve that they think they cant learn a new technology?
Glad I got that off my chest.
