Where to look next?
So is it possible to do the following?:
BIFM with a provider who has had their new syllabus approved.
Then do a ME CPL anywhere you like with those 10 BIFM hours taken off to shorten the CPL course, and then finally complete the remaining IR module, the PIFM?
LASORS 2010 E1.1 b describes the PIFM bit as:
...comprising the remainder of the training syllabus for
the IR(A), i.e. 40 hours single-engine or 45 hours
multi-engine instrument time under instruction...
But this doesn't mean you need to do 45 hours of ME IR time does it?
I would have thought an SEP IR with an ME add on [ie 5 hours, 3 of which sim] would give you the same result.
From my research, two schools are already offering the new Basic/Procedural way of doing it, co-incidentally they are two which have traditionally proposed lots more engine time than the minimums. I haven't managed to get hold of anybody in charge yet so I don't know if it is as flexible as I hope it is.
For many people there will be some benefit to this extremely modular route but it's a bit iffy when its so new that people are supposed to be in-the-know havn't been informed about it properly yet.
What document should I be looking out for with further official updates?
an ammendment to JAR-FCL 1, a TRAININGCOM, or an EASA document?