renew IFR

[turn&pull]

My last IFR flight test will be four years ago this July so I have to do something before that to avoid rewriting the exams (No chance of ever passing them again). Any thoughts on doing a single IFR ride to save money as I have no plans of getting back into flying any time soon. I have not been flying for over a year now but most of my 2500 hours are IFR so I might be able pass a ride. Nova Scotia does not have any twin rentals in the local area. Any ideas.

[Lurch]

You may have a hard time finding an IFR certified single. If you do, get a checkout with the school and during your checkout do a hold and one approach, if that goes well do your flight test. There is no requirement for a recommend so don't let them talk you into "reviewing" your IFR if you feel you're ready.

Unless you need your ATPL, and you won't be flying a twin I'd renew in a single.

Good luck

Lurch

[200hr Wonder]

What about in a sim? Not sure if there is anything near by that you could do it cheaper in?

[ahramin]

If you have no chance of passing the ecams ever again, maybe it's time to quit?

[turn&pull]

I thought about going to the sim at brampton but if I am going to spend money might as well have some fun.
Dear Ahramin passing an exam has nothing to do with flying, crawl back in your hole if you have nothing good to post. Most of my 2500hrs are on a Jetstream, just got sick of the pay.

[Ramjet555]

Cornwall is probably your best option for doing it in the Redbird.

If you have 2500 hrs in a Jetstream I would not be so worried about the Inrat exam.
I'm in the process of writing it again and at first, it is quite intimidating,
but after getting down to the books, I found a few days of review brought me up close to a pass
close to a pass.

If you know that you cant pass Inrat, then thats the very reason why
you should at least, use the exam as your own personal refresher course.

It might also help you pass your next interview if you return to aviation.

[Colonel Sanders]

I think my last MIFR renewal totalled less than $800 on a redbird.

Don't know how to do it much cheaper than that.

Well ... actually, it's a whole lot cheaper in the USA, keeping an
instrument rating current, but that's not going to help you much.
See FAR 61.57(c).

If you want to have fun in an airplane, go get some tailwheel or
floatplane dual. A whole lot more fun than staring at gauges under
the hood, IMHO!

[johnnymax]

We have a Redbird at CYHM, you can renew for $599, all in- sim, briefing and examiner. Train in the morning and test in the afternoon if you like, or break it up over a couple of days. Wherever you do it, good luck! www.flygha.com

[seasonaldriver]

I was led to understand that the max time between renewals was 2 years, not 4. Other than that, go for the sim. No walkarounds when it's-30! Gotta love that!

[costermonger]

I was led to understand that the max time between renewals was 2 years, not 4.

If you actually want a valid IFR you need to renew by the 1st of the 25th month, but it sits there (expired) on your licence until the 1st of the 49th month. Any time you like prior to the 1st of the 49th month you can do a renewal flight test (in a sim, if you'd like), after the 4 year window is gone you're going to need to redo the INRAT, get a recommend, do an initial flight test (in a real airplane).

[seasonaldriver]

Thanks for the info! The people I was talking to told me that I'd have to redo the INRAT after 24 months. I can live with the expired IFR, just fine. Writing exams is a bit of a pain, doable but a bit of a pain, and getting more expensive all the time.

[costermonger]

No problem, I'd just budget more for your renewals if you're going to do them less frequently than the 24 month norm. I've done a few renewals with guys who were close to the 4 year limit and they had to work a lot harder to get rid of the rust.