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Tips on Getting Your Instrument Rating Sooner and at Lower Cost
Have you ever carefully studied what the regulations actually REQUIRE
regarding the various experience requirements for an instrument rating? The XC requirement in particular, is one that oftentimes unnecessarily adds to the cost of an instrument rating and delays getting it. According to the FAA, a pilot who already has a private pilot certificate and is RATED in the airplane, can log PIC time, even while receiving dual instruction. This means that an instrument training XC trip, which is NOT on an instrument flight plan (you don't have an instrument rating yet so you can't file IFR as PIC) but is under the hood with an instructor as safety pilot, can be logged as PIC XC.......so you can make the same time do double duty. Much instrument training is done this way, with the instructor acting as ATC. Most of your instrument training will be hood time. Do it on a XC using instrument navigation procedures and you can save as much as 20-30 hours or more of the additional cost of having to do it over twice. (The rules do not say SOLO XC the rules say PIC XC ) This means that most of your instrument time training can also be XC PIC IF you arrange your flights carefully in regard to what the regulations require and make your training part of an XC trip. (As a side note, this is a good way to get your training because you get to plan all aspects of the flight from the standpoint of FLYING an instrument trip. Take-off, climb, enroute, approach and landing are all included. Just do them to instrument standards under the hood and for all practical purposes you are conducting an instrument flight.....and getting double duty out of your flight dollar.). There are a number of other rules that require certain amounts of flight time under varying conditions that usually are done one at a time, rather than meeting several requirements on one flight. If you look at your logbook, and study the regulations, you will see many instances of this. If you are just getting started flying, this might be a good time to CAREFULLY STUDY the rules and ask your flight instructor about how to combine as many requirements on a flight as possible to make your learning experience more cost effective. If you are like most pilots, flying is expensive. Getting the most for your dolllar is important. KNOWING what the regulations REALLY require can save you a lot of money and get you on your way faster, without shortchanging your knowledge. Being organized and having knowledge of what the rules really say can save you a lot of money. Remember. If you have questions about the way the regulations are interpreted you can call your local FAA Flight Standards District Office and ask an Inspector. They are there to help you. P.S. You might like to read HOW TO TRAIN YOUR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR http://webplus.locators.estates.co.uk/hint6.html#train |
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