I did the MIR first, followed by the CPL.
You don't need a CPL to do the MIR course
Benefit is; the CPL course is reduced by 10 hours by owning an IR. It works out the most economical way to do the two together and I'm sure your bank manager will be impressed with your use of initiative!
You'll skip all the IF stuff until the end, but still get tested on all the IF section in the CPL, they just don't concentrate on it during the CPL tuition as it is assumed you are (still!) competent at IF!
Good luck!
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