Originally Posted by IO540
The full JAA (European) Instrument Rating is rather more than 7 exams. The ATPL version is 14 exams; the PPL/IR is (I think) about 10 but some have been combined into a single sitting.
Sorry, but thats wrong. (or badly worded)
The IR (A) rating has 7
exams....end of! There may be 10 subjects, but there are 7 passes required to have IR (A) theory.
a) Air Law/Operational Procedures
b) Aircraft General Knowledge
c) Flight Performance & Planning
d) Human Performance & Limitations
e) Meteorology
f) Navigation
g) Communications (IFR)
There is no JAR ATPL version of the IR (A) rating that is any different from a JAR PPL (A) version. If pilots are going commercial after having a PPL, they do all the ATPL exams as these include all the IR (A) exams. However when nouseforaname said their are 7 IR (A) exams, he was correct.
HB