Just sit the MECIR and then go to CASA and ask for the pifr. Might cost a 'processing fee' but saves 2 separate tests. Also the pifr has to be done as 2 separate tests. The enroute part, then the FPA's. It can be done as one entire test as i did, but the MECIR test would actually be less flying as compared to a pifr with ndb, vor, ils/llz fpas. My pifr test consisted of 1 leg of enroute, land, wait till specified time for the second test booking. Take off, vor, ils, 2nd leg, ndbx2. Bit silly if u ask me.