IR

[RTN11]

Around 98% of the FI's that I know who did that now do not have an IR because they left it so late

Well, for me around 80% of the FIs I know who did this got the IR in time (myself included)

The FI in the current market is little use to you

I don't know any FIs currently out of work, the people who I see qualifying are getting jobs within four weeks of rating issue. There will never be a good time to get an FI rating, but this is what the OP ultimately wants to do so why not unlock that door immediately?

[mad_jock]

Its quite a common way to do it up North.

Some schools prefer no IR because they know the instructor isn't going to leg it the first sniff of a job.

[mrmum]

Tell me about it. Anybody know a nice PPL with CPL TK, FI & IMCr (oh, and ideally glass, TW and aero's) who's looking for a job?

[dobbin1]

Then you should try looking in the authoritative document
Quote:
FCL.915 General prerequisites and requirements for instructors
(b) Additional requirements for instructors providing flight instruction in aircraft. An applicant for or the holder of an instructor certificate with privileges to conduct flight instruction in an aircraft shall:
(1) hold at least the licence and, where relevant, the rating for which flight instruction is to be given;

Thanks - that is what I missed.

Next question. If you have a CPL, but downgrade (or are downgraded) to a class 2 medical, can you still instruct for the CPL?

[Whopity]

No, because you must hold at least the licence for which you are instructing. i.e. to be valid you must have the relevant medical.

[chester2005]

that depends on whether the class 1 is downgraded to a class 1 OML which is the same as a class 2
with a class 1 OML you can instruct for CPL
Chester