[mikekilo]

Some great advice there guys... lets hope that in 3 - 5 years some form of harmonisation will have occured between the JAR and FAA IR rating.

[on yer six]

Just to clear something up that when you read the post sounds confusing.
A valid IR in FAA lands means you have one, currency on the other hand means you can use it. A question you will get alot in FAA land is "Are you current?" meaning the 6 approachs in 6 months thingy. I have to look up the JAR currency because I'm not sure what they even are.

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As an aside to this topic, but not unconnected, I was interested to see on a link from the IAOPA page on Lionel's post the following info under 'Ireland':

AOPA Ireland


AOPA Ireland
c/o Paul Chamberlaine, Secretary
The Old Cottage
Rathdown Road
Greystone County
Wicklow, Ireland


Tel: +353 1 287 5867
Mobile: +353 87 787 5000
Fax: +353 1 287 5893
email: aopaireland@eircom.net


Contact person(s):
Bobby Power, President


Do either of these 2 gentlemen frequent this forum? Is this information out of date?

On a further aside, also relevant to the PPL/IR issue; some of the best 'returns' to the recent UK Dept of Transport proposal to ban foreign reg aircraft are at this link on the website of a most interesting Australian Gentleman based in the UK, Mr Boyd Munro who co-ordinated a lot of the replies:

http://rffcc.com/nreg/docindex.htm