Class Prejudice
The ANO actually saids;,
A Class Rating Instructor Rating shall entitle the holder to instruct LICENCE HOLDERS for the issue of a TYPE or CLASS Rating for single-pilot aeroplanes.
Now this section is poorly written I believe and worse, wide open to interpretaion.
To my understanding the CRI was created to allow a non-instructor to formally convert licence holders on to a type - some of which are a class on their own.
It was never intended that general FLYING instruction could be given but only instruction in the operation of a particular type or class for insertion into a licence if and when required. But the pilot undertaking the instruction must be ALREADY licenced.
Without a CPL no money/benefit or payment in kind for the instruction may be given.
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The intention of the CRI explained to me by the CAA at the time the CRI was evolved was that commonsense could prevail. i.e a group of owners could appoint one member to do the CRI course and subsequently be the group checker and converter onto the aircraft. In some cases the conversion could be onto a unique type for which the possibilty of finding a qualified instructor with the knowledge and experience required could/would be rare- better then the non-instructor with the unique knowledge and experience to do it but only having undertaken a course in how the conduct of conversion training should be properly carried out.
However if the law is badly written it will be exploited and the best of luck to any who succeed.