IREX

[haywire]

Hey Team,

quick question,
Is it beneficial / worth doing the IREX theory if you arnt going to fly IFR anytime soon? Like is the education that i will get from it going to help with flying VFR

Just want some general advice. Cheers

[Wannabe60Driver]

Short answer is no. The IREX has however been used by plenty of employers as an indicator of someone’s willingness to go above and beyond.

[Fill-level]

Of course its beneficial , any further education is highly valuable .

The issue with IREX exam, is when you may need it, it takes time to get.

Once passed , it has no expiry .... So if you can afford the time and money , do it.

[Mongrel Dog]

Of course its beneficial , any further education is highly valuable .

The issue with IREX exam, is when you may need it, it takes time to get.

Once passed , it has no expiry .... So if you can afford the time and money , do it.

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[Eric Hunt]

If the instrument theory is new to you, it might take a while to grasp the concepts - at some stage during your studies it might help to find somebody with a good simulator program on their computer to "fly" some instrument approaches to see what is going on.

Does the exam still rely on fixed-card ADF and the dopey rotate-the-bezel VOR?

[havick]

There’s some good instrument trainer apps that are great for learning intercepts.

[Icefather]

Just wondering if anyone has recently sat this and which IREX provider for study materials you used and how close was it?

[Fill-level]

Bob Tait is the go , but Aviation Theory Centre have a very good book , if you like more than just the basics to pass .

[Wannabe60Driver]

Just wondering if anyone has recently sat this and which IREX provider for study materials you used and how close was it?

Sat it early this year and passed on first attempt with Bob Tait’s book and home study. The exam questions were taken straight from it.

[stubble]

I went to Lindsay Walsh, Somerset Aviation in Brisbane - Brilliant!

[TreeTrimmer125]

Totally agree with all the above - I've been going thr the Bob Tait IREX book myself just recently and found that while I cannot legally use it, flying a VOR or NDB, using whatever instruments your ship is fitted with is a great little exercise. Keeps your head in the game particularly when you ferry back from a job or whatever. Using two NAV aids to pinpoint your exact fix over a map and then looking down to see if you have done it correctly is simple and fun (in my opinion) - Try this stuff if you have never done it - ideally with someone on duals when you do it for the first time so you have a second set of eyes out the window while you are working out whats going on with this old ADF, fixed card DG and all that funky stuff.

It takes a while to grasp the concept of it all, plenty of pitfalls in the IFR world and lots going on if you are SPIFR - the more you can play / practice even if its just the basic things, the better - it will greatly help when you do sit the actual IREX as well as the IFR flight component.