I'm considering letting the ATPL's lapse as I'm thinking if strong employment opportunities ever do arise again I'd be better to have more current IR skills and I should be able to retake the ATPL's with 2-3 months of revision which I'd need for professional job's in any case. I consider this approach also cheaper than keeping the IR current.
Oh yea of little faith.
Its easier to make a lapsed IR current again then going through all that exam BS again.
You're flying GA now? Why woudl taht cahnge if you have an IR?
Instead of your usual noodle around the block fly an instrument approach.
It is really not that hard to keep an IR current.