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FAR 61.65 [Review Instrument Rating
Requirements in full detail]
NEW REGULATION:
For flight training in aircraft that weigh 12,500 pounds or less,
as currently written, the rule requires every student and certificated
pilot to prove his or her citizenship status (including U.S.
citizens) prior to undertaking flight training for a new or the
addition of a certificate or rating. Foreign flight students
must complete a background check process with TSA.
To be eligible
for an instrument rating, you must:
Hold at least
a current private pilot certificate with an aircraft category
and class rating that applies to the instrument rating sought.
Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
Have received and logged ground training on the aeronautical
knowledge areas of this section that apply to the instrument
rating sought.
Have logged at least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as
pilot in command, of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes
for an instrument-airplane rating.
Have a total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time
on the areas of operation of this section including at least
15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor
in the aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought,
and instrument training on cross-country flight procedures specific
to airplanes, or helicopters or a powered-lift. (A maximum of
20 hours, or if the training was accomplished in accordance with
Part 142, a maximum of 30 hours may be performed in an approved
flight simulator or approved flight training device.)
Pass the knowledge test.
Pass the practical test.
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