In retrospect, that is a very attractive offering. After doing the
basics one does to pass the checkride, operating for real, in the system
on real trips sounds like the right thing to do.

I'm imagining filing a real plan, VMC or IMC, flying it under the hood,
doing all the radio work, etc.

My experience is that I had to pick up on use of the system after my
ride. Mainly IFR in VMC. Doing it under the hood would have made that
portion of my learning experience so much more valuable.

Brad Zeigler wrote:
That's exactly what I've been working on offering. I'm an independent
instrument flight instructor (instrument instruction is my specialty) in
Central Virginia and I have been marketing this concept as a service to
flying clubs, partnerships, etc. I have put together an east coast
instrument cross country curriculum that essentially compacts the last 1/2
to 2/3 of a traditional instrument training syllabus into a cross-country
"adventure". Prior to the cross country, the initial training can be
accelerated or done at the traditional pace.

Brad Zeigler