Maintaining IR currency while working as FI

[Okavango]

Hi, I'm just looking at the feasibility of instructing for an extended period, but wondered whether PPL instruction work would keep an IR rating current? If not, how much do FI's need to set aside to fund this? Thanks.

[S-Works]

Keeping an IR current should be easy if you are working as an FI. Use a school aircraft and it takes less than an hour. Just keep the SEP but current unless you are flying MEP all the time. A lot easier to step back up to MEP IR if you are current.

I pay £80 a year to renew my IR on my own aircraft each year.

[18greens]

Become an IMC instructor. Loads of free training.

[Fireboy]

What are the requirements for IMC instructor?

[GgW]

Lasors section H 1.4 Removal of No Applied Instrument
Restriction
a. Hold either a valid single pilot, Instrument Rating
(IR(A)) or Instrument Meteorological Conditions
(IMC) Rating.
b. Hold a valid FI(A) with Supervisory Restriction
removed.
c. Have flown at least 200 hours flight time in
accordance with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), of
which up to 50 hours may be instrument ground time
in an approved flight simulator or FNPT II. Where
pilots have recorded flight by sole reference to
instruments and not under IFR then 1 hour of flight
by sole reference to instruments may be counted

as 4 hours flight by IFR. Where pilots wish solely

to instruct for the IMC Rating a reduced experience
level of 10 hours flight time by sole reference to
instruments is applicable and;
d. Complete an approved course comprising at least
5 hours dual flight training on instruments in an
aeroplane, flight simulator or FNPT 2 and 10 hours
of theoretical training. All training to be conducted
by FIC Instructor qualified to conduct instrument
training at an approved FIC FTO.
e. Pass the relevant elements of a FI Skill Test in
a single pilot aeroplane with a suitably qualified

FIE(A).

I think this is the answer, but I stand to be corrected, my question how ever is, how did IRI instructors got their experience from? If you want to climb the ladder from being a normal ppl instructor to eventually become a IRI.

[horsebox]

- Get the applied instrument restriction off your FI and teach the IMC course. Costs about £1500.
- Make a few friends with private IR holders and tag along on any trips that they do. Just being in the IFR enviroment can help keep your skills sharp.
- If you are ferrying/positioning empty aircraft take any chance you can to do an ils or instrument procedure.
- I have a number of routes that I do for trial lessons that make use of a vor or ndb on the way round. Its not ifr flying, but it is useful to keep your skills sharp on tracking beacons and radials etc..