Instrument Rating

An Instrument Rating expands the privileges of a pilot, allowing for operations in a wider range of weather conditions. It will broaden your flying possibilities and enhance your expertise in aviation. Here are some benefits of holding an Instrument Rating:

Increases safety, enhances navigation skills, allows you to fly in adverse weather conditions.

The Requirements

  • Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate

  • Have Logged at least 50 Hours of Cross-Country Flight Time as Pilot-in-Command

  • 40 Hours Total of Actual or Simulated Instrument Time

  • At least 15 Hours of Instrument Flight Training from an Authorized Instructor

    • A Cross-Country Flight ≥ 250 NM

  • Written Exam

  • Checkride (Oral + Practical)

Pay As You Go

At Your Pace

  • Ground Instruction: $60/Hour

  • Flight Instruction: $60/Hour

  • Chief Flight Instructors: $70/Hour

  • C-172 or PA-28: $160/Hour

  • C-172RG: $200/Hour

Package

90-Day Completion

$11,500

  • 45 Hours Dual Instruction in an Airplane

  • 25 Hours One-on-One Ground Instruction

  • Includes Checkride Flight Time

  • Supplies

Accelerated

14-Day Completion

$13,500

  • Includes everything in Instrument Rating Package PLUS Unlimited Ground

    *Pending Schedule Availability