Comments on: Instrument Rating http://www.flightschoolblog.com/2009/05/instrument-rating/ Flight School and Flight Training Info Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.flightschoolblog.com/2009/05/instrument-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Rob Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:05:12 +0000 http://www.flightschoolblog.com/?p=6#comment-5 Just thought I would add a little more detail to your imformation on the instrument rating. You must hold at least: Private Pilot License in category ( ex: Airplane, Helicopter ) 50 hours of PIC cross country flight time in class (ex: single engine, Multi-engine. Solo cross country time in class counts too! Some of cross county PIC for the 50 hours will be obtained in your flight training say 15 hours. minimum of 40 hours simulated or actual. (Approved simulator can be used - check regulation for allowed time) 15 hours of the instrument instruction must be from a certified instrument flight instructor. (CFII) The rest could be from a CFI. One other point is Class A airspace starts at Flight Level 180 (18,000). I also have a blog that discusses instrument related information and general aviation subjects. Just thought I would add a little more detail to your imformation on the instrument rating. You must hold at least:

Private Pilot License in category ( ex: Airplane, Helicopter )
50 hours of PIC cross country flight time in class (ex: single engine, Multi-engine. Solo cross country time in class counts too! Some of cross county PIC for the 50 hours will be obtained in your flight training say 15 hours.
minimum of 40 hours simulated or actual. (Approved simulator can be used – check regulation for allowed time)

15 hours of the instrument instruction must be from a certified instrument flight instructor. (CFII) The rest could be from a CFI.

One other point is Class A airspace starts at Flight Level 180 (18,000).

I also have a blog that discusses instrument related information and general aviation subjects.

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