Basic Instrument Rating (BIR)

Privileges and conditions

Basic Instrument Rating (BIR) will give pilots holding a PPL(A) or a CPL(A) the privileges to fly under IFR, including PBN operations, with a minimum decision height of no less than 400 feet (120 m).

An applicant for a modular BIR course shall:

hold at least a valid PPL(A), and
have the privileges to fly aeroplanes at night if the IR privileges will be used at night. (Night rating NR is not required for BIR if you do not intend to fly at night.)

If an instrument rating is added to a PPL, the licence holder shall undertake pure tone audiometry examinations in accordance with the periodicity and the standard required for class 1 medical certificate holders.
Before skill test, the student must have completed a language proficiency test with at least level 4 in English.

Flight Training

Approximately 30 hours instrument flight time under instruction.
BIR is entirely competency based and no minimum hours are defined. Flight times are an assessment made by the flight school, but less or additional training may be required to achieve the required skills. Credits for previous experience may be given when applicable. See below.

The Basic Instrument Rating flight training is divided into three modules:
(1) Module 1: Pre-flight operations and general handling
(2) Module 2: Departure, precision (3D) approach procedures and non-precision (2D) approach procedures
(3) Module 3: En-route IFR flight procedures

The flight training can be partially completed with a freelance instrument rating instructor. Module 1 and 2 may be commenced outside an ATO but shall be completed at an ATO. Module 3 may be completed outside an ATO.

Note: If you have an expired IR rating for more when 7 years, you can easily renew it with a BIR rating without a new theory examination. See “Credits for previous experience” below.

Price from 86 100 SEK (30 hours)
Paid by installments during the course. (App. 2 870 SEK per block hour with a flight instructor in the Piper PA28 with Garmin EFIS)

Distance Theory Course

Timescale for the BIR(A) distance theory course is approximately 10 weeks and consists of 105 hours (15 hours per week) self studies with web based literature and test questions from Flygcert.com, followed by 14 hours classroom instruction over two weekends at the flight school. It is possible to participate in classroom instruction via videoconferencing.

Swedish CAA tests can be performed at the flight school or at your local theory examination supervisor.

Subjects
INS – Instrumentation
HP – Human performance
MET – Meteorology ↓ Module 1
ALW – Air law
FPM – Flight planning and monitoring
RNAV – Radio navigation ↓ Module 2
COM – Communications ↓ Module 3

The price includes
Flygcert.com CB IR/BIR course in English
Support during the self-study period including progress monitoring
Classroom lessons
Qualifying tests with review
Planning for CAA tests

Price 24 500 SEK
Paid before the start of the theory course. Training material below not included.

Training material

Aviationexam (Question bank)
Jeppesen General Student Pilot Route Manual GSPRM
Padpilot EASA CBIR 2021 (If you want supplementary IR literature, only for Apple.)

Theory schedule

ESGT ESMS ESSB

Distance theory courses starts in weeks 10 and 36, but you can start your flight training and self-study at any time!

Notes: This course is available at ESGT Trollhättan, ESSB Bromma and ESMS Malmö Sturup. All prices include VAT. Flight club membership, Examination and Certificate costs are not included.

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Credits for previous experience

EASA Part-FCL | Subpart I – Additional ratings | FCL.835 Basic instrument rating (BIR)

(h) Applicants for the BIR who hold a PPL or CPL issued in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) and a valid IR(A) issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention by a third country may be credited in full towards the training course referred to in paragraph (c)(2)(Flight instruction). In order to be issued with the BIR, the applicants shall:
(1) successfully complete the skill test;
(2) demonstrate orally to the examiner during the skill test that they have acquired an adequate level of theoretical knowledge of air law, meteorology, and flight planning and performance; and
(3) have experience of at least 25 hours of flight time under IFR as PIC on aeroplanes.

(j) The holder of an IR shall receive full credits for the requirement in paragraph (c)(2)(Flight instruction).

eFlight Training note:
If you have an expired IR rating for more when 7 years, you can easily renew it with a BIR rating without a new theory examination. Theory examination for BIR has unlimited validity. This means that your previous theory examination is still valid for a BIR rating.

BIR – operating and planning minima

	Operating minima		Planning minima
	Ceiling / DH/MDH	VIS	Ceiling	VIS
Departure aerodrome	at least 600 ft, or circling minima, whichever is highest	1 500 m	at least 600 ft, or circling minima, whichever is highest	1 500 m
Destination and alternate aerodrome	DH/MDH + 200 ft	1 500 m	at least 600 ft, or circling minima, or DH/MDH + 200 ft whichever is highest	1 500 m