9 months of free time. CPL ? IR ? ME ?
Hello,
I am in the envious position of having the next 9 months free, most of them on garden leave, before taking my new job.
I currently only hold a PPL, with 58 hours. My original goal was to be able to take the whole family to France or on trips in Europe, but I don't feel that confident with just that few hours.
So, my question is the following : given I don't intend to have any sort of professional career as a pilot, given I won't work in the next 9 months, what kind of flight training should I be looking for ?
- I thought of getting an IR, but wonder, beyond the cost, whether it is actually safe enough as a PPL holder (without a CPL)
- Another solution would be to go for a CPL ME/IR, but am I right in thinking that it would require ATPL ground courses (and that would be quite a stretch in 9 months) ?
- In other terms, is there a way to just get a CPL/ME/IR for the advanced plane/IR/ME thing, without going the full length with a frozen atpl ?
- Should I head for hours building first ?
So, what would you do ?