Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:06 pm
#1737955
A slightly different perspective, but whilst the IRR is undoubtedly a good challenge and even better for your flying skills, do consider whether you will otherwise use it? A point not often mentioned is that to really take advantage of flying airways you really also need an aircraft that is capable of doing so. Thats not to say most singles will not manage, but it will be a struggle for pilot and aircraft. Airways flying is all about getting above the weather, or, if you cant manage that, a properly deiced twin would make sense. Regrettably a Tomahawk will struggle on most counts of an airways capable aircraft, but will do very nicely as an occasional instrument platform for IRR use. If you intend to use a different instrument platform in time to come thats a different matter but I know a fair few pilots with IRs that rarely end up using the rating in earnest.