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Instrument Rating Overview:
The instrument rating authorizes a pilot to fly in weather that
is below the minimums for Visual Flight Rules (VFR). This means that you
may now fly in clouds and/or when the visibility is low. In the
Puget Sound area you know that often there is that low layer of
clouds that would normally preclude you from flying or taking
that trip that you have been planning. Now, with the instrument
rating you may now fly up through the clouds and on to your
destination.
The minimum requirements for the Instrument Rating is 40 hours
of flight instruction in basic flight, intercepting and
navigating on airways and courses assigned by Air Traffic
Control, holding patterns, and instrument approaches to
airports.
Since instrument flight entails a lot more workload for the
pilot, the FAA wants the pilots to really be skilled pilots
first, and instrument pilots second. To gain the basic flying
skills they (the FAA) requires that you have 50 hours of cross
country flight before you may take the practical test (check
ride) for your instrument rating. Be sure to include this extra
rental time in your budget for the instrument rating.
Our syllabus is in three parts, 1) the basics, 2) cross country,
and 3) preparation for the practical exam. We actually
budget for 44 hours total time for the instrument rating because
the time on the ground taxiing, copying clearances, checking the
airplane's systems is not really instrument training time.
We use airplanes that have the latest in technology for
navigation meaning Global Positioning System (GPS) and therefore
you have the skill set that is totally up to date.
As is consistent in all of our pricing structures we try to
include everything you will likely need to keep the price
realistic. Here is the "real" cost:
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Item |
Cost |
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44 hours airplane time |
$ 4,168.69 |
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44 hours instructor time |
$ 1,980.00 |
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15 hours Ground time |
$ 675.00 |
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Fuel - included, however we use dry rates. |
$ 1,404.26 |
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Ground School |
$ 495.00 |
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Commercial/Instrument kit |
Included |
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Charts |
Included |
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Written test |
Included |
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Flight test |
$ 350.00 |
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TOTAL |
$ 9,072.95 |
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