To renew or not to renew

[FL395]

Just a question from those in the hiring market

Is it better to renew ones licence every year
or every second year?
I have heard that when you get hired
by an airline your sim and line training
re-validates your ratings.....so why re-new a licence
now when there is no positive up turn in the market.
Apart from getting rusty which you can brush up on
every 2nd month in a sim is there any person out there
who hires for the airlines and wouldn't employ someone
without a current rating???
Just asking....

[Joe Bolt]

There are definitely airlines that require your licence, ratings and medical to be current, before they will even accept an application from you. That was the case with Astreaus.

[worzel]

I renewed last year and will do the same - if I need to - this year. If you were recruiting and had the choice of someone who's IR/MER was current and someone else who's wasn't all other things being equal who would you take?

Its not that expensive, if you want to you can do it on a sim, that said the if you shop around the aircraft can be just as cheap.

[IRRenewal]

JAR-FCL says you cannot start training for a multi pilot type rating unless you have a current multi engine instrument rating (check JAR-FCL 1.250).

You decide whether you should keep your IR current........

Cheers

[Broken Wings]

I agree with worzel and IRRenewal and I'm certainly keeping mine current for the valid reasons they mention. Best of luck.