IR(R) Required for CB-IR
Hi
I am about to start working towards my CB-IR. I did the IMC course around 5 years ago but never took the test as I was injured just before. I now have the 15 hours instruction in my log book but no actual qualification. My question is, do I actually need the IR(R) qualification in order to build IFR hours towards the CB-IR? I fully intend to get some training and will also be paying for an instructor to fly IFR with me and come up with a plan for building the hours which will be as beneficial as possible for the CB-IR. Do I need to actually do my IR(R) test though? |
You can't fly IFR without an IR or IR(R), save with an appropriately qualified instructor in command. To use your IR(R) you need a test.
Unless you have a UK CPL, in which case you *may* have IR(R) privileges - I've been told I do, but have never managed to get a clear answer about what I have to do to be considered current in those privileges (and keep my own IR(R) current, so it's irrelevant to me personally.) G |
I now have the 15 hours instruction in my log book but no actual qualification. My question is, do I actually need the IR(R) qualification in order to build IFR hours towards the CB-IR? |
Unless you have a UK CPL, in which case you *may* have IR(R) privileges - I've been told I do, but have never managed to get a clear answer about what I have to do to be considered current in those privileges (and keep my own IR(R) current, so it's irrelevant to me personally.) |
Thanks guys, that's cleared things up.
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Originally Posted by bose-x
(Post 9662148)
You only have it embedded in your CPL if you have an old UK CPL not a JAR/EASA one and as I recall you only did yours a couple of years ago so won't have any grandfather rights.
My CPL is about 7 years old - so was done under JAR. When the EASA transfer happened, I paid the extra £35 for a separate UK CPL as well as the new EASA one. When I compared the two shiny new licences I noticed that my IR (R) was only listed on the EASA CPL, and not on my UK licence. I queried that with the CAA who told me that it wasn't listed on the UK CPL as those privileges were automatically embedded in a UK professional licence. They didn't expand further, and as my IR (R) has always been current since, I've not inquired further. G |
Unless you have a UK CPL, in which case you *may* have IR(R) privileges - I've been told I do, but have never managed to get a clear answer about what I have to do to be considered current in those privileges (and keep my own IR(R) current, so it's irrelevant to me personally.) ANO Schedule 8: United Kingdom Licences SECTION 1 Aeroplane pilots Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) Minimum age: 18 years Privileges: (1) The holder of a Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) is entitled— (a) to exercise the privileges of a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) which includes an instrument meteorological conditions rating (aeroplanes) and a night rating (aeroplanes) or night qualification (aeroplane); (e) unless the licence includes an instrument rating (aeroplane), fly as pilot in command or co-pilot of such an aeroplane flying in Class A, B or C airspace in circumstances which require compliance with the Instrument Flight Rules; (f) unless the licence includes an instrument rating (aeroplane) or an instrument meteorological conditions rating (aeroplanes), fly as pilot in command or co-pilot of such an aeroplane flying in Class D or E airspace in circumstances which require compliance with the Instrument Flight Rules; or (d) to fly as pilot in command of such an aeroplane under Instrument Flight Rules where the licence includes an instrument rating (aeroplane) or an instrument meteorological conditions rating (aeroplanes); |
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