Originally Posted by NuGuy

Heyas,

Actually, this is hardly any obstacle at all. If you have a fixed wing IR, then the RW IR transition is only 5 hours plus a checkride (unless they've changed it since 1991).

We use to do it in the R-22 instrument trainers. Guys would come in with their comm or pvt RW ratings, plus a PVT or better FW with an IR, and we'd give them 5 hours of dual, then send them for the checkride.

It was two pilot ops, so the checkride was fairly easy if you were in any way instrument current.

Nu