The JAR/EASA CPL has 10 hours of IF, this falls within the privileges of a JAA/EASA FI and does not require the IRI qualification, the training does not include any instrument approaches. Under EASA the same 10 hours can also be called the Basic Instrument Flight Module (BIFM) which actually requires an IRI to teach, although the same syllabus can still be taught on the EASA CPL by a FI. No wonder people are confused!
The parts of the UK IMC that do not involve approaches can also be taught by a FI without the " No applied Instrument" restriction being removed. This has always been the case, but as AFIs had to have the Restriction removed in order to upgrade to FI then it seldom occurred.
Last edited by Whopity; 9th Sep 2012 at 12:59.