Kevin Morisette, CFII
Flight Training: Instrument Rating
Obtaining your insturment rating adds much utility to your pilot certificate. Flying through a low ceiling such as a 500 ft. overcast layer will no longer be problem in getting you to your destination.
You will also be a safer pilot, have more pecisicion in your flying abilities, and have more confidence especially in the Air Traffic Control system.
Whether you are looking to start your instrument rating or looking for a finish-up program, we can assist in achieving your goal.
Instrument Rating Syllabus:
- Ground Training:
- Aircraft Systems - Navigation equipment, pitot/static and gyro instruments
- Basic attitude instrument flying - Different instrument scan techniques
- Approaches - Interperting Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) charts, briefing approach methods
- Cross country flight planning - Weather, Enroute charts, regulations pertaining to IFR as well as lost comms. procedures
- Flight Training:
- Basic attitude instrument flying - You need good fundamental skills of flying instruments before adding more workload (ie: flying approaches, holds, etc)
- Unusual Attitude Recoveries - Full and partial panel
- Navigation - Tracking VORs, DME arcs, GPS/RNAV
- ATC Clearances - obtaining an IFR clearance, void times, etc.
- Holds - Holding pattern entries, leg lengths, timing and holding speeds
- Approaches - Non-precision and precision approaches, missed approaches, and circle to land
Experience requirements:
- 50 hours of cross country time as PIC (10 hours in airplanes)
- 40 hours actual or simulated instrument conditions
- 15 hours actual or simulated instrument training with an Instrument Instructor involving:
- 1 cross country under instrument flight rules that includes:
- A flight of 250 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility
- An instrument approach at each airport; and
- Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.
- 1 cross country under instrument flight rules that includes:
- 3 hours dual flight training in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months