IMC before IR?
Hey all, I've tried searching for this and no luck so here goes...
I'm in the process of planning hour building to 150 hours before starting the CPL (currently PPL with ~90hours). Looking at Clive Hughes' book, he first says that the IMC "gives no exceptions from the JAA IR" and then later on "IMC holders may be exempted from 7 hours of flight instruction of the IR module". Obviously I'm not too sure which one to believe. Furthermore I've been told by a FI that the IMC can reduce hours.
What's the definitive rule? Will the IMC reduce the amount of IR hours required? I think it would be useful to do during hour building but I doubt I'll bother if it's unnecessary expense.
Cheers