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"CFLav8r" wrote:

I have been working on my instrument rating for the
past three months and although I have gained
considerable new knowledge, it feels like my brain
is in information overload.

Now every time I study something new, everything
already learned seems to purge itself.

Has anyone else felt this way while working on the
instrument rating?

David
PP-ASEL-Instrument Student (KORL)

Absolutely. The instrument rating is *much* harder than the private
pilot training. I remember feeling physically exhausted at the end of a
flight early on in the training.

Then, somewhere around 3/4 of the way through the 40 hours, it clicked.
I suddenly found myself able to fly the plane, navigate, brief an
approach, and still have brainpower left over to chat with my
instructor. Don't worry, it'll happen for you too.