Good answer, Chilli
It is MHO though, since your profile states "CPL/IR" and your occupation "ATCO", that it is relevant to this thread that you've never flown with a CAAFU examiner, never done the JAA IR groundschool, and never (let's be honest
) been briefed by a CAAFU examiner as to standards to be maintained, that comments like:
No doubt the candidate does too.
shouldn't be there...
I, for one, wouldn't comment about an FAA-IR checkride if I had never done one.
It seems to me that here and at Flyer Forums those with FAA IRs seem to have a bit of a chip on their shoulders -- a chip they seem determined to share with CAA/JAA IR holders...
FTR, I ain't hungry