The instrument rating opens up many opportunities, training you to be a more precise and safer pilot. No longer will you have to cancel a trip simply because the clouds are below visual flight weather minimums.
The Cindtronix Instrument Program. Ground instruction is accomplished with our
Cessna Computer Based Instruction system. Flight training follows the CPC instrument syllabus and is done in our new Cessna Skyhawk/Skylane and Piper Arrow aircraft, equipped with state-of-the-art Garmin avionics.
We offer a unique, integrated approach by incorporating 10 hours of Piper Arrow flight time and 5 hours of Cessna 182 flight time in your instrument lessons. This means that not only will you leave us with an instrument rating, but also a Complex Endorsement, required by the FAA to operate any aircraft with retractable landing gear/flaps and a controllable pitch propeller, and a High Performance Endorsement, required to fly aircraft with more than 200 horsepower. Not only will this time count towards requirements in more advanced certificates, but you will now be able to fly nearly any single engine aircraft!
Instrument training consists of the following stages:
Basic Instrument Maneuvers (BIMs). The BIM stage is similar to your initial Private Pilot training, when you learn turns, climbs, descents, and stalls, but now solely by reference to the instruments.
Navigation. Here you will brush up on VOR and GPS navigation, and learn about flying the ubiquitous "racetracks" in the sky -- holding patterns.
Flying Approaches. You will now put together your aircraft control and navigation skills in what is one of the most exciting parts of instrument flying, instrument approaches, which guide you down in the clouds to a safe landing.
Cross Countries. On your instrument cross countries, you will learn about navigation by the highways in the sky known as Victor airways. You will complete a number of these flights by filing IFR flight plans and obtaining a special clearance from ATC. A number of these flights will be flown in the Piper Arrow and Cessna 182, in preparation for your Complex and High Performance endorsements.
Test Prep and Checkride! Prepare for the FAA written and practical exams. Upon successful completion of a checkride with your examiner, you will now be an instrument rated pilot!
Part 141 Requirements:
Private Pilot Certificate
15 hours of flight instruction
40 hours of simulated instrument time
50 hours of pilot-in-command cross country time
