N Reg Aztec
If I apply to the CAA for an IMC rating do I need a JAR PPL to begin with - surely they can't just give you a rating with no license to add it to?
I would think you do. The point that I was trying to emphasise is that if you don't get an IMC rating, the FAA IR does not give you privileges to fly IFR in classes D and E.
aztec25
Not sure whether all the info posted here is accurate. I believe you can use an IMC rating in IMC conditions in some Class D airspace provided the Class D has not been notified for Schedule 8. eg Liverpool, Newcastle.
The notification "for the purposes of Schedule 8" disappeared at least 6 (yes, count them, six) years ago. If you read Schedule 8 of the ANO you'll find it makes no mention of that any more. That FCL have not got round to updating the GID beggars belief. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are hopelessly outdated. In fact if you look at the whole section of the GID it's typographical mayhem!
"(f) Subject to paragraph (f), in..."
englishal
Sorry, can't help. I've never been through the process of getting an IMC rating based on a foreign IR.