Instrument
Rating
Instrument Rating Course
Expand Your Skills. Fly With Confidence in More Conditions.
Take your flying to the next level with personalized instrument training designed to make you a safer, more confident pilot. Learn how to operate under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), navigate through changing weather conditions, and develop the precision and decision-making skills needed to fly with confidence.
Training Highlights
Ground School: Receive personalized, one-on-one instruction covering IFR regulations, weather, instrument procedures, navigation, charts, aircraft systems, and flight planning. Build the knowledge needed to pass the FAA Instrument Knowledge Test and safely operate in the IFR environment.
Flight Training: Develop the skills needed to fly solely by reference to instruments. Training includes instrument approaches, departures, arrivals, holding procedures, cross-country IFR flights, and real-world scenarios. Each lesson is tailored to build confidence and prepare you for your FAA Instrument Checkride.
Minimum Flight Time
- 50 Hours of Cross-Country Pilot-In-Command Time
- 40 Hours of Actual or Simulated Instrument Time
- 15 Hours of Instrument Flight Training with an Authorized Instructor
- One Cross-Country IFR Flight Including:
- A total distance of at least 250 nautical miles
- An instrument approach at each airport
- Three different kinds of instrument approaches using navigation systems
- Three Hours of Instrument Training Within Two Months Before the Practical Test
(Most pilots complete their Instrument Rating with approximately 35–50 hours of dedicated instrument training depending on proficiency, consistency, and prior experience.)
FAA Testing
- Instrument Knowledge Test
- Practical Test (Checkride) with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner