Me too.
Apologies for what is a very late reply. I went the full CBIR route.
Perhaps they had taken different exams? @Rwy20 and @LFHNflightstudent – can you confirm if either of you did the whole ATPL set, or some subset for the CB-IR?
limited to SP-NON HPA aeroplanes
That’s another confirmation that the reason for the “CB IR” label is to prevent holders getting the HPA credit 
LFHNflightstudent wrote:
it’s interesting they insist on putting CB/IR on your license and mine just says IR/SE when we both went the CB/IR route… both on a French license???
Actually I wrote that from memory. Mine says “IR SE” as well, and in the remarks: “IR/SE issued in conformity with Appendix 6§ A BIS to PART FCL to commission regulation (EU) n° 1178/2011 , limited to SP-NON HPA aeroplanes”.
Rwy20 wrote:
And the DGAC insist on writing that it is a “CB-IR”.Talk about intra-EU barriers to trade and protectionism…
it’s interesting they insist on putting CB/IR on your license and mine just says IR/SE when we both went the CB/IR route… both on a French license???
Rwy20 wrote:
Moving my licence: No thanks.
As long as your license is issued by DGAC, you will have to put up with them…
Aviathor wrote:
So currently it would be easier for you to renew your ratings with a French examiner.
Easier: certainly. But for the reasons mentioned (good quality training in a full flight sim for a reasonable price) I prefer to do it with my original school. Why should I give in to this DGAC protectionist BS.
Moving my licence: No thanks.
Rwy20 wrote:
Talk about intra-EU barriers to trade and protectionism…
Have you looked into if it would get any easier if you moved your license to Switzerland? (look at the Examiner Differences document)
In your case you live in Switzerland and mostly fly in France IIUC. So currently it would be easier for you to renew your ratings with a French examiner.
In my case I want nothing to do with the DGAC exactly for the reasons you mention.
Aviathor wrote:
If you were to renew your ratings with a foreign examiner, you would first need to get the foreign examiner to register with the DGAC and pay a fee in the order of 70 € IIRC. Then you would need to wait for up to one month for the new list of authorised examiners to be published. Only then would you be able to take the test.
I was about to say that this has changed since the Examiner Differences Document was introduced but then I took a look at it and what you are saying is actually true…
Horrible since most other countries are pretty easy going here.
