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Instrument Rating Course

Instrument flying, IFR planning, navigation, ATC procedures, and approaches.

38 lessons · 8 sections

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Course sections

38 lessons
Section 1

Instrument Fundamentals

Flying by reference to instruments.

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Section 2

Aircraft Instruments

Instrument systems, avionics, and failure indications.

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Section 3

IFR Regulations & Planning

Requirements, weather, and flight preparation.

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Section 4

Navigation Systems

Navigation equipment and course tracking.

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Section 5

ATC & IFR Procedures

Clearances, departures, arrivals, and holds.

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Section 6

Instrument Approaches

Charts, approach guidance, and missed approaches.

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Section 7

Emergency Operations

Communications loss, partial panel, and equipment failures.

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Section 8

Practical IFR Operations

Cockpit checks and a complete cross-country scenario.

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Instrument Fundamentals

5 lessons
  1. 01

    Introduction to instrument flying

  2. 02

    Instrument scan and cross-check

  3. 03

    Attitude instrument flying

  4. 04

    Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents

  5. 05

    Unusual attitude recovery

Aircraft Instruments

5 lessons
  1. 06

    Pitot-static instruments

  2. 07

    Gyroscopic instruments

  3. 08

    Magnetic compass and heading errors

  4. 09

    Glass cockpits and avionics

  5. 10

    Recognizing instrument failures

IFR Regulations & Planning

7 lessons
  1. 11

    Rating requirements and instrument currency

  2. 12

    IFR equipment and required inspections

  3. 13

    IFR operating rules and publications

  4. 14

    IFR weather information

  5. 15

    Icing, thunderstorms, and weather decisions

  6. 16

    Alternate requirements and fuel planning

  7. 17

    IFR cross-country flight planning

ATC & IFR Procedures

5 lessons
  1. 23

    IFR clearances

  2. 24

    Departure procedures

  3. 25

    En route operations

  4. 26

    Arrival procedures

  5. 27

    Holding procedures

Instrument Approaches

6 lessons
  1. 28

    Reading approach charts

  2. 29

    Approaches without vertical guidance

  3. 30

    ILS approaches

  4. 31

    RNAV approaches

  5. 32

    Missed approaches

  6. 33

    Circling and landing from an approach

Emergency Operations

3 lessons
  1. 34

    Lost communications

  2. 35

    Partial-panel flying

  3. 36

    Equipment failures and emergency decisions

Practical IFR Operations

2 lessons
  1. 37

    Instrument cockpit and postflight checks

  2. 38

    Complete IFR cross-country scenario