BB
The PIFR has been available since 2000, and is explained in
CAAP 5.13-1: Private IFR Rating.
It hasn't been taken up very much by the rotary fraternity, but is very popular amongst the starched wing mob. When I asked if my last CIR renewal could also be signed off as a PIFR I was firmly told that it would have to be a separate test: covering all that we would check on the CIR. The mind boggles
