Instrument
rating requirements
(FAR AIM Sec. 61.65):
General: A person who applies
for an instrument rating must:
- Hold at least a
current private pilot certificate with an airplane, helicopter, or
powered-lift rating appropriate to the instrument rating sought;
- Be able to read,
speak, write, and understand the English language. If the applicant is
unable to meet any of these requirements due to a medical condition, the
Administrator may place such operating limitations on the applicant's
pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft;
- Receive and log
ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplish a home-study
course of training on the aeronautical knowledge areas of paragraph (b) of
this section that apply to the instrument rating sought;
- Receive a logbook
or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying
that the person is prepared to take the required knowledge test;
- Receive and log
training on the areas of operation of paragraph (c) of this section from
an authorized instructor in an aircraft, flight simulator, or flight
training device that represents an airplane, helicopter, or powered-lift
appropriate to the instrument rating sought;
- Receive a logbook
or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying
that the person is prepared to take the required practical test;
- Pass the required knowledge
test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of paragraph (b) of this section;
however, an applicant is not required to take another knowledge test when
that person already holds an instrument rating; and
- Pass the required
practical test on the areas of operation in paragraph (c) of this section
in --
- An airplane,
helicopter, or powered-lift appropriate to the rating sought; or
- A flight simulator
or a flight training device appropriate to the rating sought and for the
specific maneuver or instrument approach procedure performed. If an
approved flight training device is used for the practical test, the
instrument approach procedures conducted in that flight training device
are limited to one precision and one non precision approach, provided the
flight training device is approved for the procedure performed.
Aeronautical
knowledge:
A person who applies for an instrument rating must have received and logged
ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplished a home-study
course on the following aeronautical knowledge areas that apply to the
instrument rating sought:
- Federal Aviation
Regulations of this chapter that apply to flight operations under IFR;
- Appropriate
information that applies to flight operations under IFR in the
"Aeronautical Information Manual;"
- Air traffic control
system and procedures for instrument flight operations;
- IFR navigation and
approaches by use of navigation systems;
- Use of IFR en route
and instrument approach procedure charts;
- Procurement and use
of aviation weather reports and forecasts and the elements of forecasting
weather trends based on that information and personal observation of
weather conditions;
- Safe and efficient
operation of aircraft under instrument flight rules and conditions;
- Recognition of
critical weather situations and windshear avoidance;
- Aeronautical
decision making and judgment; and
- Crew resource
management, including crew communication and coordination.
Flight
proficiency:
A person who applies for an instrument rating must receive and log training
from an authorized instructor in an aircraft, or in a flight simulator or
flight training device, in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section, that
includes the following areas of operation:
- Preflight
preparation;
- Preflight
procedures;
- Air traffic control
clearances and procedures;
- Flight by reference
to instruments;
- Navigation systems;
- Instrument approach
procedures;
- Emergency operations;
and
- Post flight
procedures.
Aeronautical
experience:
A person who applies for an instrument rating must have logged the following:
- At least 50 hours
of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which at least 10
hours must be in airplanes for an instrument -- airplane rating; and
- A total of 40 hours
of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation of this
section, to include --
- At least 15 hours
of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the
aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought;
- At least 3 hours
of instrument training that is appropriate to the instrument rating
sought from an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical
test within the 60 days preceding the date of the test;
- For an instrument
-- airplane rating, instrument training on cross- country flight
procedures specific to airplanes that includes at least one cross-country
flight in an airplane that is performed under IFR, and consists of --
- A distance of at
least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing;
- An instrument
approach at each airport; and
- Three different
kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems;
- For an instrument
-- helicopter rating, instrument training specific to helicopters on
cross-country flight procedures that includes at least one cross-country
flight in a helicopter that is performed under IFR, and consists of --
- A distance of at
least 100 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing;
- An instrument
approach at each airport; and
- Three different
kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems; and
- For an instrument
-- powered-lift rating, instrument training specific to a powered-lift on
cross-country flight procedures that includes at least one cross-country
flight in a powered-lift that is performed under IFR and consists of --
- A distance of at
least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing;
- An instrument
approach at each airport; and
Three different kinds of approaches with the use
of navigation systems
PLEASE NOTE: Costs noted below may not be the most current and should be used as estimates. Please contact us (1-888-547-8272) for exact pricing.
2003 Cessna 172
|
| |
RATE |
TOTAL COST
|
| 15 hours flight time
|
$120 |
$1,800 |
15 hours flight instruction
|
$35 |
$525 |
5 hours of ground instruction
|
$35 |
$175 |
| FAA examination fee
|
$200 |
$200 |
| Instrument Starter Kit
|
$299 |
$299 |
| |
Subtotal |
$2,999 |
| |
Tax |
23.92 |
| |
Total
|
$3,022.29 |
Instrument Rating with Glass Cockpit |
| |
RATE |
TOTAL COST
|
| 5 hours flight time
|
$120 |
$600 |
| 10 hours flight time (G1000)
|
$135 |
$1,350 |
| 15 hours flight instruction
|
$35 |
$525 |
| 5 hours of ground instruction
|
$35 |
$175 |
| FAA examination fee
|
$200 |
$200 |
| Instrument Starter Kit
|
$299 |
$299 |
| VFR/IFR G1000 Kit
|
$199 |
$199 |
| |
Subtotal |
$3,348 |
| |
Tax |
39.84 |
| |
Total
|
$3,387.84 |
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