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The FAA requirements for a Instrument Rating are:
- Hold at least a Private Pilot License
- Pass the FAA Instrument Rating Knowledge Test
- Have logged fifty hours of cross country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane; and
- Have logged forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation required for instrument of which-
- 15 hours must have been received from an Instrument Flight Instructor, and the instrument time includes:
- 3 hours of instrument flight training within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test; and
- Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures
- Pass the FAA practical test
All costs are approximations and not guaranteed. As some of our aircraft feature wet rates and others feature dry rates, course costs can vary widely. Although the FAA minimums may be met, it may take some students extra hours to fully understand some concepts. Because of that our programs incorporate a 10 hour buffer in both the aircraft rental and the flight instruction.
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Aircraft |
Cessna 172 |
Diamond DA20 |
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40 Hours Aircraft Rental |
$5060 |
$4000 |
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40 Hours Flight Instruction |
$1200 |
$1200 |
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20 Hours Ground Instruction |
$600 |
$600 |
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Books & Supplies |
$200 |
$200 |
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FAA Check Ride |
$400 |
$400 |
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FAA Written Test |
$100 |
$100 |
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Total Cost |
$7560 |
$6500 |
The following is a list of publications and supplies that will be required for private pilot program. These may be purchased from The Flight School.
- Instrument Flying Handbook
- Instrument Proceedures Handbook
- Aviation Weather
- Aviation Weather Services
- FAR/AIM
- Low Altitude Enroute Chart (L15/L16)
- Instrument U.S. TErminal Proceedures (South Central, SC-1)
- Instrument Test Prep
- E6B Flight Computer (Mechanical or Electrical)
- Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards
- Instrument Oral Exam Guide
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