bose-x said:
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The IMCR is a rating created by the late Ron Campbell in the mid 70's for AOPA. So it has not been around the 40 and 50 years people are spouting off on here. How can you be taken seriously at representing this when you have not even done your research on the background of the rating?????
Good advice, bose-x; advice that perhaps you too should heed!
The IMC Rating was originally introduced in 1970. The syllabus at that time (10 hours) was biased towards basic instrument flying, with VDF its only let-down procedure. Prior to its introduction, a UK PPL could legally fly IMC OCAS without any instrument qualification. The syllabus was subsequently extended into a 15-hour course at the behest of Ron Campbell and AOPA in March 1981.
Worth repeating here.
I am sure Bose would not wish to claim credit for AOPA introducing it if they in fact did not, and if they did AOPA might want to fight a bit harder to keep it.