Could someone point me to where flying solo is formally defined in JAR-FCL, as well as the exact wording?
peterh337:
Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately it seems the EIR is my only option right now (apart from maybe possibly the FAA conversion route, which is uncertain at best). I'd love to go for the full IR but unless someone has a clever workaround for the NQ solo part, that option appears, at least for the moment, unaccessible. Hence the interest for the usability of the EIR.
A very common situation is FEW or SCT with a base of say 3000ft, but the IFR-cancel option which will be mandatory with the EIR tends to not be available that low down. So, I think the EIR will primarily benefit pilots who are "clever"
Could you perhaps clarify on that, it was my understanding that you could fly IFR (albeit not a formal approach) down to 1000 ft AGL and then transition to VFR for the landing phase?