JAR is obsessed with airline pilots (fixed wing) and pays
much less attention to Helicopters and light aircraft.
The light aircraft instrument rating has few takers within
the PPL community having less then 25/year out of 30,000
pilots successfully passsing (most go on to get ATPLs)
They have also split up the theory for CPL and IR subjects,
The two exams have many many overlaps. So many in fact
that the total number of exams for an CPL/IR exceeds that
for an ATPL! Well that is according to the JAA website anyway.
They also love to expire the exams as that forces you
to spend your money quickly... If you dont then you will
have to re-pass those exams... Its good for cash flow....
No wonder they call them the Campaign to Abolish
Aviation... (CAA)
They probably just want your money for all 14.....
