Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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I talk about the difference between training for the full IR verses the Competency Based IR (CBIR) and the British quirk, that is the Restricted Instrument Rating. I'm commencing training for my CBIR and it will save me so much time/money compared with the full IR.

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