2Donkeys wrote:It's a good question. In very round terms the medical will be 300, the PPL skills test is a couple of hundred, and the IRT is a little over 800. I recall the RT test being around 60. Licence issue is another three digit sum, I think. I will undoubtedly need some flight training before the IRT to ensure that I am flying to the right standard and to chip away my accumulated bad habits. All in, perhaps budget 2000.
I am very aware that I am in a lucky position. Without my existing experience, there would have been the time and cost pain of Theoretical Knowledge training and exams and a lot more pre-IRT training I suspect.
You used to be able to get an IMC rating on the basis of an ICAO I/R Is that still the case with the IR(R)?
An IR/R would be a good tradeoff as it will still allow IFR flight in UK airspace other than Class A.
In practical terms as you are based in southern England and given the UK's infrastructure an IR/R would not be too restrictive (other than the need to file "Y" and "X" flightplans when going foreign .
In practical ops terms this could be a better cost/benefit result rather than of obtaining a full IR, (with perhaps the biggest drawback being annual revalidation requirements) just for those few occasions when you want access to UK airways.
(If you go that route don't forget to add a night rating to your shiny new UK PPL)
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