Re: FAA IR Conversion to JAA Multi IR in UK
Forget what the JAA minimums are, the IR conversion will cost more than you can imagine. The US IR places emphasis on partial panel approaches, VOR's and ILS's. With JAA the emphasis is on flying NDB holds and approaches to a very tight standard. There is also a lot of route flying for JAA and that means long flights at £300+ per hour. The JAA IR is no better than the FAA IR, it's just different.
I would say a realistic absolute minimum is 15hrs sim and 10 in the aircraft. Most likely scenario is 20 sim and 20 in the aircraft. That is probably double what you expect. Don't fail the test either. That means more training, another £650 for the examiner and 2hrs more of aircraft rental. I did the conversion with quite a few hours under my belt yet still found it very awkward. All that I can say is brace yourself, things are going to get expensive, very expensive!