INSTRUMENT RATING

What do I need to know?

The instrument rating opens up a new dimension of flying for the private pilot. Low clouds and precipitation may no longer prevent you from flying to your destination. Again, a structured curriculum is used for your training, with the Instrument – Web Based Instruction course (I-WBI) from Cessna. Ground training is accomplished by self-study with the I-WBI and support from your instructor. Instrument flight training can be conducted in any of our aircraft.

With an Instrument Rating, you may:

Fly in the clouds and poor weather
Make it to your destination when clouds would have otherwise stopped you
Become a safer pilot and overall improving your flying

How much does it cost? Read our flight training packet

Ground School

The Cessna Instrument Rating training includes multi-media lessons, followed by fun, interactive questions. You’ll have access to flight-preview videos for both G1000 and analog equipped aircraft—plus a complete FAA knowledge exam review program—and it’s available anywhere you have Internet access. Your personal login will maintain a record of which sessions you have completed and will allow you to continue where you left off if you are interrupted. The course never expires and it’s always kept up-to-date, so you’ll have access to all of the in-depth knowledge sessions and flight previews well after you have completed your training.

This kit includes:

Immediate online access to the course – which never expires
Free lifetime course updates
Cessna IFR kneeboard with pen
Clipboard with IFR quick reference information
IFR Flight Planner Pad
Online access to a comprehensive library of pilot resources
Online FAR/AIM
Downloadable flight previews
Downloadable flight training syllabus
Graduation Certificate

Minimum Requirements

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 on the areas of operation listed in 61.65(c).
At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the aircraft category for the instrument rating sought.
Pass the FAA Instrument Rating-Airplane Knowledge Exam
Pass the FAA-Administered Practical Test