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Instrument Rating (IR)

Getting an instrument rating enhances safety, expands flight opportunities in adverse weather, and improves overall piloting skills. A must-have rating for Florida weather, our aircraft are equipped to fulfill your needs.

Cost Estimation:

Our package quote is unique in the Flight School industry, following our founding principle of being transparent.

 

We provide you with the entire cost, including current checkride fees and written exam fees. Most flight schools do not give you all this information, but we believe it is important for you to budget for your entire rating with Hangar 72 Aviation.

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Our rates are listed at what's called a "wet" rate - this simply means that the cost of fuel is included in the price.​

 

Our aircraft are $200/hr and our Certified Flight Instructors are $75/hr.

Total IR Cost Breakdown
(assumes 45 hours PIC XC)

​*50 Flight Hours x $275 = $13,750

Written Test Study Material = $200

FAA Written Exam = $175

FAA Practical Exam = $1250
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Total Cost: $15,375

* Your flight hours will vary depending on how much Instrument time you have. Our quote is based on the minimum 3 hours of Simulated Instrument time required for your PPL license. The FAA requires a minimum total 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time for your IR.

Requirements:

What You Need To Start:

  • Hold at least a current private pilot certificate or be concurrently applying for a private pilot certificate with an airplane, helicopter, or powered-lift rating appropriate to the instrument rating sought.

  • Be able to read, speak, and understand English.

  • Must take and pass at least an FAA Third-Class medical exam.

What We'll Teach You in the Air:​​

  • Air traffic control clearances and procedures

  • Flight by reference to instruments;

  • Navigation systems

  • Instrument approach procedures

  • Emergency operations

What We'll Teach You on the Ground:

  • Federal Aviation Regulations that apply to flight operations under IFR

  • Air traffic control system and procedures for instrument flight operations

  • IFR navigation and approaches by use of navigation systems

  • Use of IFR en route and instrument approach procedure charts

  • Procurement and use of aviation weather reports and forecasts and the elements of forecasting weather trends based on that information and personal observation of weather conditions

  • Recognition of critical weather situations and windshear avoidance;

  • Aeronautical decision making and judgment

What the FAA Requires:

  • 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command. At least 10 of these hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating. 

  • A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation listed in 61.65(c). 

  • 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the aircraft category for the instrument rating sought.

  • A long cross country flight of at least 250 nm along airways or ATC-directed routing. At least 3 different kinds of instrument approaches.

  • 3 hours of instrument training that is appropriate to the instrument rating sought from an authorized instructor in preparation for the checkride within two calendar months before the examination date.

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