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PPL/IR Europe has, since 1993, provided private pilots with a way of exchanging knowledge & experience about instrument flying. In contrast to professional pilots, who are supported by the organisation they work for, private pilots are left to their own devices, & PPL/IR Europe seeks to remedy that situation.

PPL/IR Europe is open to any pilot who is interested in operating light aircraft under IFR in Europe. We now have over 400 members, most of whom are private pilots with current Instrument Ratings, but some members are still working on, or considering, this rating, & a number of commercial & airline pilots are also members. Most of our members hold British licences but we have members in Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & USA, & a growing number in all these countries fly on FAA licence.

We also actively pursue the interests of our membership in relation to authorities, manufacturers & flying organisations. Much of this work is directed toward the rapid changes in European aviation rules & regulations & the ever increasing demands for new avionics. Our involvement in such matters is crucial to our interests as a relatively small group of private pilots who mix with commercial operators under IFR.

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Our magazine Instrument Pilot is issued periodically in paper & electronic form. It announces & reviews meetings, reports on PPL/IR Europe activities, but most importantly publishes articles written by members on subjects touching upon every aspect of instrument flying. PPL/IR Europe relies heavily on membership participation in the collection & dissemination of knowledge & experience, especially for the contents of the magazine.

The magazine articles are backed up by a variety of events throughout Europe. We have had lectures on safety, regulatory, meteorological & technical issues, & have in the past been able to persuade some highly skilled & influential people to share their knowledge with us. We also arrange meetings of a more social nature at interesting venues across Europe.

PPL/IR Europe is not an alternative to AOPA, but a supplement. We are a group of instrument pilots, most of us AOPA members, who feel that the specific issues concerning instrument flying by private pilots need to be actively addressed. The focus of the organisation is firmly on the needs of the private pilot who exercises his or her privileges under IFR. These needs are as different from those of commercial operators as they are from the needs of the private VFR pilot, & PPL/IR Europe is the only organisation that specifically addresses these needs.

The annual subscription mainly covers journal printing & distribution costs but also pays for our membership of, or affiliation with, other organisations & for PPL/IR Europe representation on important committees & at important events. PPL/IR Europe is a non-profit organisation & the subscription is spent entirely in the interest of its membership. All Committee members are unpaid volunteers.

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