Early contender for most 'bang on' post of the year there RVR800.
Especially liked the '...all a bit of a secret....' part. Unbelievably, that is so very true!
Methinks the CAA assume every IR applicant to be heading straight for the airlines when in actual fact some are advanced PPL'ers with no aspirations towards sitting in glass cockpits whatsoever.
VFE.