Cleared for Approach! Improve your flying substantially, fly through clouds, and increase the utility of your pilot license with an Instrument Rating. Gain proficiency and become a safer pilot with Instrument Training at Twin Cities Aviation!

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Hold at least a private pilot certificate.

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

• Hold at least a valid third-class medical certificate.

• Pass a knowledge test as well as the practical test.

FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 50 hours cross country flight time as pilot in command:

-At least 10 hours must be in airplanes for an instrument airplane rating.

• A total of 40 hours actual or simulated instrument time:

-At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized flight instructor;

-One cross country flight in an airplane that is performed under IFR conditions and consists of :

   -a distance of at least 250 nm;

   -an instrument approach at each airport;

   -three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.

• A total of 10 hours may be in an approved PCATD simulator.

*Course can vary depending on student’s proficiency, currency and abilities