Pilots holding a private pilot license (PPL) may now be trained to obtain a simplified instrument rating. This is a new EU/EASA rating.
There are two types of ratings: the EIR and the IR(A).
Here are the major points and figures to remember for each new rating:
1. The EIR : “En route instrument rating”
– privileges: conduct flights under IFR in the en route phase of flight (takeoffs and landings excluded)
– prerequisites: you should hold at least a PPL(A) and have completed at least 20 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC in an aeroplane
– training course: at least 80 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction
– flight instruction: at least 15 hours of instrument flight time under instruction
2. The IR(A): Competency-based modular flying training course
– privileges: operate aeroplanes under IFR and in IMC
– prerequisites: you should hold at least a PPL(A) and have completed at least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC in an aeroplane
– training course: at least 80 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction
– flight instruction: at least 40 hours of instrument flight time under instruction
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