If I had just one wish, it would be that the bureaucrats learn the lessons of history; if the IR embodies bloated theoretical content that is both costly and impractically difficult to access and if the training is not widely available then the up take will be almost zero
Hence why the training industry should welcome simplification to encourage more students commercial or private through their doors.
It is not just Private pilots who are scarce taking up full IRs but also would be commercial pilots who unless funded by wealthy parents struggle to raise the £60K plus needed!
a few years ago in these forums I was against trying to preserve the IMCR and for putting all our efforts into Getting EASA to create an FAA like IR rating.
I really hope that the information being bled to me is accurate that EASA are indeed looking at both FAA and JAA and trying to find common ground with the idea of simplification and unification of FAA and EASA where safety allows and this is not yet another trick of hand for a more sinister motive.
Pace