Average hours for Instrument Rating?
K Shick
Does anyone know about what the national average is for the number of
hours required to obtain an instrument rating? I.E. from start of
instrument training to finish, how many hours does it take? I know what
the minimums are, and that it will vary by individual, but I'm trying to
budget time and money for this rating.
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\(_)/ Private Pilot -- DuPage (DPA) / Chicago
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K Shick wrote:
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> Does anyone know about what the national average is for the number of
> hours required to obtain an instrument rating? I.E. from start of
> instrument training to finish, how many hours does it take? I know what
> the minimums are, and that it will vary by individual, but I'm trying to
> budget time and money for this rating.
My personal experience, and that of several others I know, is that it
takes about 80% of the time it took to get your private.
Of course, there are a zillion factors that can affect that, up to
and including getting all sorts of "unofficial" training by flying
with an IFR rated pilot -- but this seems to be pretty common, around
the gang with whom I hang, anyway...
John Prickett
In article <3235D7...@ix.netcom.com>,
K Shick <ksh...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know about what the national average is for the number of
>hours required to obtain an instrument rating? I.E. from start of
>instrument training to finish, how many hours does it take? I know what
>the minimums are, and that it will vary by individual, but I'm trying to
>budget time and money for this rating.
>______|______ Kevin Shick -- ksh...@ix.netcom.com
> \(_)/ Private Pilot -- DuPage (DPA) / Chicago
> ' '
kevin --
the variable that has the most influence on the time to get an
instrument rating (imho) is the level of committment of the student.
while time for private training is all over the map, depending more
upon individual abilities, weather, scheduling, etc., i have not
seen that much variation in instrument training time. i have
graduated 9 privates with times varying from 41.5 to 75 hours, and
have graduated 4 instruments with times varying from 40.1 to 41.9
hours. in the case of the instrument ratings, i was pretty much
done with teaching the procedures and techniques at 15-20 hours,
depending upon the individual. the rest of the time was spent in
practicing and polishing. in one case, the student was pretty
lackadaisical about consistency in scheduling for his first 15 or
so hours. then he decided to get with it and schedule consistently
for the remainder of the training. (he was the 41.9.)
so, stick with it, fly twice a week, and you can probably finish
in the faa allotted time.
john
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Point of reference, figure on 50 hours, less if you can get some quality sim
time.
Recommendation- Get a CFII who personally knows the examiner that you plan to
use for the practical test. Believe me you will save time which works out to
be money.
T.
JOHN BOWEY
FYI- I purchased Elite Ifr simulator while I was working on my
private license. I messed around with it for a while and when it
came time for instrument instruction my instructor signed me off
for the checkride after 11.5 hours of instruction.(Not realizing
I didnt have the minimum 15). Moral of the story...shell out the
600 bucks for the simulator.