Basic Instrument Rating Refresher

Overview

BIR Renewal Course overview

Your Basic Instrument Rating is valid for 1 year. Once the BIR is expired, to renew your  privileges you have to reach back the level of proficiency. For that purpose you have to complete refresher training provided by ProfiPilot Training. If you have held the multi-engine BIR privileges, your refresher training will be completed in a multi-engine aeroplane.

The BIR renewal procedure is followed by the BIR proficiency check with EASA Instrument Rating Examiner. The BIR proficiency check may be combined with a proficiency check performed for the renewal of the class rating.

Refresher

The amount and scope of BIR refresher training needed will be determined by ProfiPilot Training on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the following factors:

• your previous experience;
• the amount of time elapsed since the privileges of the BIR were last used;
• the complexity of the aircraft e.g. SEP(land) or MEP(land);
• whether you are instrument-current on another aircraft type or class; and

To assess your BIR proficiency we usually carry on with simulated proficiency check to see the areas required to be emphasised during the refresher training.

Privileges

The privileges of a your Basic Instrument Rating will be to conduct flights under IFR on single-pilot aeroplanes for which you hold the class ratings.

The exercise of BIR privileges are subject to all of the following conditions:

• the decision height (DH) or minimum descent height (MDH) used in aerodrome operating minima shall be at least 200 ft greater than what would otherwise be calculated according to point ‘NCO.OP.110 Aerodrome operating minima aeroplanes and helicopters’ and point ‘NCO.OP.111 Aerodrome operating minima – NPA, APV, CAT I operations’ to Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012; and
• the visibility used in aerodrome operating minima shall not be less than 1 500 m