About Romeo Lima Aviation Instrument Rating Training
INSTRUMENT RATING
THE MOST IMPORTANT RATING ANY PILOT WILL EARN!
Four reasons why you should earn an Instrument Rating:
BE A SAFER PILOT
Research has proven that Instrument Rated Pilots are safer.
Instrument Rated Pilots understand the weather better, have improved navigational skills, have improved situational awareness skills whether flying in clouds or not, day or night.
MAKE BETTER CHOICES
With an Instrument Rating, you can fly through clouds and get on top, to where the air is smooth and clear.
BE A BETTER PILOT
Instrument flying trains you the skill of of basic Attitude Instrument Flying which will allow you to better fly and control the airplane when flying solely by reference to instruments.
SAVE MONEY
Owning your own airplane can be expensive. Insurance rates for Instrument Rated Pilots are significantly lower for Instrument Rated Pilots.
Instrument Rating Requirements
A person who applies for an instrument rating must:
- Hold at least a current private pilot certificate.
- Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
- Pass the FAA Written exam
- You must have logged the following:
- At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command.
- At least 10 of these hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating.
- A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.
- At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor.
- At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command.
- One cross-country flight in an airplane that is performed on an IFR flight plan. This flight must consist of:
- A distance of at least 250 nm along airways or ATC-directed routing.
- An instrument approach at each airport.
- Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems (Example: ILS, VOR, GPS, etc.).
- At least 3 hours instrument flight training in last 2 Calendar months prior to the Check ride