Ir
 

Can anyone please tell me what the minimum hours are before
you can start an instrument rating in the u.k. and am i correct in
assuming that it costs around 12k...cheers.

See http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/175/srg_fcl_gid15.pdf

To paraphrase, before applying you must hold a PPL(A)+Night Rating or a CPL(A) and must meet certain requirements (50 hours cross country, for example - GID15 describes in detail). I cannot see any restriction on when you could start.

As for cost, I'd guess and Arm and a Leg. Or something like that.

Following comment apply to somewith with a PPL(A) only: There is no minimum hours that must have been flown in order to begin the training. However for the rating to be issued, you need to have flown 50 hours X-Country and have a Night rating.

The full details are explained in CAA GID 15. See http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/175/srg_fcl_gid15.pdf

As to cost, £12K would appear to be the upper limit for the cost of the flying involved (but not if the requried exams are to be included), but it is a good budgetary figure, especially for someone with low'ish total hours, and/or little instrument flight appreciation, eg. no IMC rating.

(But Evo7 beat me to it with the same info. "Beat me to it" geddit?)

IR
 

thanks for taking time to reply guys...