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Originally Posted by TonyS
I approached the local IAM after I passed my test last autumn, but they wanted me to get a couple of thousand miles under my belt before training. This seemed ridiculous to me, as you most need the training when you've not got any experience.  |
That shows one issue with IAM that they are all individual groups with their own ways of operating to a certain extent.
The latest I've heard from mine is that they were quite impressed with riders that had just got through DAS & were only a few observed rides away from being ready to take the IAM test.
So I would say that not every group will require experience before you approach IAM.
I would also say that any training will be prferable to just blindly racking up miles without knowing what you're doing right or wrong.
I also wouldn't suggest just books or videos would be the best as it really helps to have someone to both see what you are doing and explain anything you should be doing.