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The Instrument rating is designed to teach pilots to operate aircraft in low-visibility environments, such as heavy cloud cover or heavy rain. An Instrument Rating is a rating that is added to a Private Pilot or Commercial Pilot License which allows you to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR).
The Instrument Pilot Course is designed to teach pilots to operate aircraft in low-visibility environments, such as heavy cloud cover or heavy rain. The flight lessons in the course provide pilots the knowledge to rely solely on instruments to navigate the aircraft in situations where they cannot rely on visual instincts.
As many pilots can attest, weather conditions do not always permit the sole reliance on visual flying tactics, which hinders the ability to fly on certain days. The Instrument Rating is essential for any pilot looking to improve flight safety and proceed with their pursuit of a career in flying. Pilots without the rating are prevented from operating aircraft in certain weather conditions where visibility is greatly reduced, which limits their maximum allowable altitude, restricts the ability to operate the aircraft at night, and more.
Holding an Instrument Rating also allows pilots the ability to operate under an IFR flight plan which provides Air Traffic Control services not available to VFR pilots except upon special request, such as traffic advisories, airspace transitions, and vectors. When operating in high-volume airspace, these privileges are a significant advantage.
👉Be at least 17 years old.
👉Have at least a third-class medical certificate
👉Read, speak, write, and understand English.
👉Proof of U.S. citizenship or TSA approval
You must learn how to communicate with air traffic control, use instruments for navigation and approaches, avoid wind shear, and operate the aircraft safely under instrument flight rules (IFR). Again, you need to receive an endorsement from your instructor in order to take the knowledge test.
Just like with the private pilot knowledge exam, you will go to a testing centre and answer 60 multiple-choice questions in 2.5 hours. The good news is that the vast majority (93 percent) of students who took this exam in 2018 passed.
You will need at least 50 hours as pilot in command of cross-country flights, plus 40 hours in a plane or simulator demonstrating your abilities in areas like air traffic control procedures and clearances, instrument approaches, navigation systems, and emergency operations. You’ll also need to do at least one cross-country flight under IFR that goes further than 250 nautical miles and includes at least three different types of instrument approaches. Your instructor must certify that you are ready for the check-ride.
As before, this includes a couple of hours for the oral portion and one or two hours for the flight portion.
