Well, it was extended till April 2015.
I have just come across this useful summary. I haven’t read it in detail but it contains useful diagrams on the various options.
It is dated Oct 2013 and probably not much has changed. The CBM IR proposal is still waiting to pass into EU law.
It will be interesting what the detail ends up like. Here in the UK, the CAA is implementing various procedures to frustrate the (very few) things where EASA has come up with some improvements. For example the window screens are no longer mandatory for the IR test, but the individual examiners remain free to require them – so nothing changes in practice. Another area is the ability to do the IR test outside the UK, but if you have a UK issued license (which tends to be the case if you have a UK medical) the UK CAA can simply refuse to add the newly acquired IR to your license… We can expect more of the same.
I don't.
I think the 2014 deadline will be extended as CBM and BASA are not yet ready.
In Holland they cleaned the QB in june last year.
Under CBM IR it will be recleaned again .. but at the EASA level?
So Germany has just 7 exams for the IR?
Indeed and they are hand selected from the QB. Of course I only took it once so I haven't seen every question 
but none of the complete BS questions were there. All questions where somehow relevant. Some of the questions/answers were worded differently to be less ambiguous. The photocopies of the maps/diagrams etc. were of excellent quality (color) unlike in most prep tools.
I wonder if the online QBs match the syllabus. I was unsuccessful in trying to extract a reply from Peters Software as to why their IR ground school was ~10 exams (2011). Their clowns at Friedrichshafen didn't have a clue and neither did anybody I emailed with.
When I did it (2011), Peters was an almost 100% match. They only have a small subset of the QB questions and those seem to coincide with the German exams. Apparently they interview students to gather the questions. This means you better not take the exam shortly after the CAA updates its questions
Given how little knowledge about the actual exams was out there and how little my FTO (large ATPL school) knew about the IR only portion, I studied way too much. I started with Peters Exam but then discovered that it had only about 30% of the questions of other tools so I switched to the more comprehensive ones. Stupid move
Yes, I think you are right - there is some serious gold plating going on.
Registering on an ATO (FTO) is a five minute job. There is no longer a requirement to seek approval from the CAA. The ATO is responsible for ensuring the aircraft used is fit for purpose (OR.ATO.135 refers). Aircraft used for tests must meet the criteria defined in Standards Doc 7A/H.
Doesn not every easa country have 7 theory exams for the ir?
Maybe they do but the question is whether they are taken direct from the 14-exam ATP syllabus or whether they are reduced to the IR-only level i.e. no jet performance etc stuff.
Sad, but the reality is that the CAA cannot keep up with the demands of industry.
However, one could argue that they artifically inflated the approval requirements to create this very situation.
Doesn not every easa country have 7 theory exams for the ir?
Holland definitely is also 7
With the cbm based ir the theory contents will also be reviewed to be more to the point and less airliner.
Many schools now let you fly your own aircraft. However, it does mean you have to register it on the fto.
The UK certainly accepts Belgian theory credits - we are about to start conversion training for a pilot who has an FAA IR, has done his JAR exams in Belgium and is going to do the flying element in the UK. I can't see any difference with German theory credits.
A couple of other observations:
I think an increasing number of ATOs would entertain training on privately owned aircraft - we certainly do. Margins on operating aircraft are so tight that the only real profit comes with simulator and instructor time.
Course approvals - I share Peter's sentiments. The backlog on various other course approvals etc (LAPL springs to mind) is so great that, even if CBM IR syllabus was agreed tomorrow I wouldn't expect anyone in the UK to get an approval for the best part of a year. Sad, but the reality is that the CAA cannot keep up with the demands of industry.
So Germany has just 7 exams for the IR?
I've updated my JAA IR writeup with that. That makes UK and Germany the only known cases.
I wonder if the online QBs match the syllabus. I was unsuccessful in trying to extract a reply from Peters Software as to why their IR ground school was ~10 exams (2011). Their clowns at Friedrichshafen didn't have a clue and neither did anybody I emailed with.
I wonder if the UK would accept German exam passes?
They ought to be sufficiently gold plated
