Instrument Rating Explained

 

The instrument Rating is usually the next step after you get your private pilot license. When you get your private pilot license, you are restricted to VFR weather  Minimums. To make this simple, you can only fly in good weather.

The instrument rating is the next step so that you can fly in what is known as IMC or Instrument Meteorological Conditions. Or Flying in the Clouds.

 

The process of getting this Rating is going through the process similar to the private pilot license. The one thing beside the training requirements of 40 hours of simulated instrument time is the 50 hours of cross country time. The Solo Cross country time acquired during the private pilot training does count toward this time requirement.

 

There are two parts to the instrument flight training just as in any other Pilot License.

 

1: Aeronautical Knowledge

 

2: Aeronautical Experience.

 

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