I am looking for an instructor who can train for an FAA IR, in a (presently) G-reg plane.
It appears that a lot of those that can, don't have JAA licenses so cannot be PIC in a G-reg plane (not for commercial work, anyway).
But if I am legal to fly that aircraft IFR myself (e.g. G-reg and have the IMC Rating), why can't I be the PIC, while receiving instruction?
The question has a wider applicability because I might wish on occasions to fly with an instructor (officially; I do it unofficially quite often) but
AFAIK few instructors are able to instruct in a complex SEP (they've never flown one, though some may have flown a twin years before when doing an IR, now expired).