Helicopter Instrument Pilots  

HAA pilot here with Comm/IFR ratings who has worked a VFR base for 15 years. New company taking over the contract offering the pilots jobs with the expectation we can be IFR at 6 months, in a new airframe. Looking at the numbers I don't see how we can do IFR flight due to alternate/fuel requirements etc but thats another story.

I hear that HAA companies expect pilots reporting for IFR training to be ready to go and just train to currency. The guys at our base are not current. Two civilian guys have little to no actual and the other two of us haven't flown since our army days 15+ years ago in a two pilot ship.

We are willing to get on the IFR boat but don't feel the system with the 'minimum' training' will work for us.

Anyone else been through this?