dublinpilot
Fair enough, you seem to know that a JAA IR is a lot of work etc, and an FAA IR needs an N-reg plane...
But what I was getting at was rather more along the lines of getting some instrument training without getting any rating at the end of it.
Even "PPL" flying is often done in not-great visibility and being able to fly partially on instruments is a great asset. Take present weather for example, very sunny and warm but often very hazy. Many PPL trainees are waiting for their qualifying cross country flight and their instructor won't let them go, because of the lack of a horizon, and because they are flying on HIS insurance. Extremely frustrating!! There are lots of "VFR" conditions when you can see ******-all. Flying into the sun is another example, etc.