General Information about the Instrument Pilot Training

General Requirements

  • A Private Pilot Certificate 
  • 50 Hours Cross Country flight time

Required Training

  • 40 hours of flight in simulated or actual instrument flight conditions
  • Ground school which is individually tailored to the student's needs
  • A written examination 
  • A practical examination (the flight test) 

All training takes place according to Part 61 or 141 of the FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation)

Jeppesen Instrument Pilot Kit

Jeppesen Instrument/Commercial Kits, developed for both FAR Part 61 and FAR Part 141 training programs, are the most complete instrument/commercial pilot training packages available. Purchasing a kit is an economical and convenient way to obtain current, comprehensive, and integrated materials that will make the journey to your instrument rating or commercial pilot certificate successful. Every item in each kit can also be purchased separately.
  • GFD Instrument/Commercial Textbook
  • GFD Instrument/Commercial Syllabus
  • GFD Instrument/Commercial Stage Exam Booklet
  • GFD Instrument/Commercial Record Folder
  • GFD SE Instrument Practical Test Standards
  • GFD Single and Multi-Engine Commercial Practical Test Standards
  • Instrument Knowledge Test Guide
  • Commercial Knowledge Test Guide
  • Instrument/Commercial Pilot FAA Exam Package
  • IFR Three-Ring Kneeboard
  • JeppShades
  • US Chartrain
  • Book/Student Bag

Please note that the DVDs are not part of the Pilot Kit and are sold separately

Use of our Simulator

Implementing a Flight Training Device into the flight instruction gives a lot of advantages to the customers. In this kind of environment a student trains much better then in just a generic one-size-fits-all cockpit. He can master the basics and more importantly train for unusual and dangerous emergency situations. This leads to higher motivation and subsequently to better training results. In addition, as weather is no longer a factor and down time for maintenance is negligible, the training is much more flexible.

The Simulator can be used in the following Training Scenarios:

  • Instrument Rating (Airplane)
  • Commercial Pilot (Airplane)
  • Airline Transport Pilot (Airplane)
  • Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPC)

During the course of the Training the Student can log the following maximum Amount of hours towards the Rating or Certificate:

  • Instrument Training 20 hours
  • Commercial Pilot Training 50 hours
  • Airline Transport Pilot Training 25 hours.

Parts of the Checkride towards an Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certificate und Airline Transport Pilot Certificate can be done in the Simulator as well further reducing the cost of training/durchgeführt werden.

Please see our Simulator Page for further Information.