LFS, I was thinking the same thing; why so few IR’s?
According to the CAA stats for 2003-2004* there were 866 JAR CPL(A)’s issued but only 132 went on to be issued with an IR. What happened to the remaining 734? I’m sure a percentage are currently instructing or waiting to do their IR at a later date, but 734?
Am I missing something really obvious?
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http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/175/srg_fc...es_2003_04.pdf