Abbeville. .. .Whirly's comments made me surf the net to find out how much it has changed. .since I did it. According to JAR-FCL 2.335 Pre-requisite requirements of. .the FI(H) course are. .. .a) At least 300 hrs flight time (of which at least 100hrs shall be PIC if. .holding ATPL(H) or CPL(H) OR 200 hours PIC if holding a PPL(H) - no reduction in the PIC time even if you hold f/w time. .. .b) met the knowledge requirements for a CPL(H) as set out in AMC FCL. .2.470(b) - basically have passed all the written CPL exams (with the heli versions). .. .c)10 hr instrument flight instruction. .. .d) 20 hrs cross country as PIC. .. .e) passed a specific pre-entry flight test within 6 months preceding the. .start of the course.. .. .So in essence, my numbers in the earlier post still seem reasonably. .accurate as they were based on obtaining a PPL(H), building 200hrs PIC, then completing the instructor course.. .The full blurb is available on the CAA website <a href="http://www.caa.co.uk" target="_blank">www.caa.co.uk</a> and the JAA website <a href="http://www.jaa.nl" target="_blank">www.jaa.nl</a>. .. .Good Luck. . . . <small>[ 07 March 2002, 21:22: Message edited by: balance_trim ]</small>