I've been searching the web and pprune for infomation regading the new EASA EIR license. The "IMC except for takoff and landing" license.
All places I visited were referring to PPL(
A) or
"aeroplane".
Is the EIR applicable to us helo pilots at all?
Generally speaking, if I were to fly in enroute IMC on my EIR and all engines would quit, I'd be forced to do an autorotation landing; hence I will have to be trained to do so during EIR training, I'd guess.
Thus, if I can and may fly in enroute IMC, be vectored around by ATC and are capable of conducting emergence procedures in IMC this sounds as if very little is missing to a full on IR.
Even an IR helo pilot landing an helo in IMC has to obey decision altitude and MAP rules, the final couple feet are done with ground in sight, right?
Frankly, if EIR privileges may be exercied as C/PPL(H) at all, to me the helo EIR appears to be technicaly and skillwise almost identical to IR.
So why is denying IFR takeoff and landing making EIR so much easier and cheaper, for a PPL(H) ?