B2N2
Alpha, I wasn't clear enough.
421C is right, for the majority at least.
The 15 hrs IMC count regardless.
The FAA recognizes training given by an Instructor from an ICAO memberstate.
So that leaves 25 hrs.
Out of these 25hrs at least 15 need to be done by an FAA certificated instructor or dual rated instructor.
Sorry but this is still either not clear or wrong.
The FAA IR requires
- 40hrs instrument time simulated or actual.
Anything can count towards this as long as it is legal instrument flight (eg. solo in actual IMC if rated, or with foggles and a safety pilot)
- of those 40, 15hrs have to be with an authorised instructor
As you said,
"the FAA recognizes training given by an Instructor from an ICAO memberstate" but
this recogntion applies to the 15hrs required with an instructor - not the 25hrs that can be non-instructional
The only debate is whether IMCr instruction counts towards the 15hrs. Of course it counts towards the total 40hrs - flying solo with an IMC rating in instrument conditions counts towards that! The most convincing answer I have seen on that is that IMCr training counts if conducted by an IR holding instructor (and I mean counts towards the 15hrs).
brgds,
421C