Instrument
Rating

A pilot requires an Instrument Rating to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR).

Under these conditions the pilot is unable to use external visual references for navigation and flies the aircraft solely based on the instruments in the cockpit. This is also a requirement for employment as a professional pilot and is a prerequisite for the ATPL.

View criteria

4-6

Weeks of Training

30 hrs

Ground Training

50 hrs

Flight Training

Eligibility Requirements

17 Years

Minimum age required to apply the course

Medical Certification

Medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner

Pass Test

ass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test. Pass tests (oral and flight) administered by an FAA inspector or another designated examiner.

English

Ability to read, speak, write and understand the English language fluently

Ground

Training

Ground

Training

30 hrs

Class Instruction

30 hrs

Class Instruction

Course Structure
  • Airplane instrument
  • Attitude instrument Flying aerodynamics
  • Navigation Systems
  • Federal regulations
  • Airport and ATC space
  • Holding and instrument approaches
  • Aviation weather
  • Aviation weather services
  • IFR en Route
  • Review
  • Flight test
  • Reviewing Approach plates, SIDs and STARs (Standard Instrument Departure and Standard Instrument Arrivals) and IFR Charts

Flight

Training

Flight

Training

50 hours PIC XC

Minimum Flight Time

50 hours PIC XC

Minimum Flight Time

Course Structure

50 hrs

PIC cross country

40 hrs

Instrument Time

15 hrs

Dual

10 hrs

Solo

  • 20 hours of dual flight instruction including 250 nautical miles cross country
  • 10 hours of solo flight
  • Attitude instrument flying
  • Instrument take-off/steep turns/airspeed changes
  • Rate climb and descents/ timed turns / magnetic compass
  • Partial panel flying
  • Attitude instrument flying
  • Basic instrument flight patterns
  • VOR/Vortac Procedures
  • VOR time distance, DME arcs
  • GPS operations
  • Tracking the localizer
  • VOR and GPS holding
  • Localizer holding
  • ILS instrument approach
  • Cross country and emergency procedures
  • Cross country procedures
  • Filing and picking up a flight plan

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