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Don’t Stop at Private Pilot—10 Reasons to Get Your Instrument Rating Next

Inflight Pilot Training

An Instrument Rating is an FAA certification that allows you to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Flight canceled. Youll be able to file an IFR flight plan and safely depart, fly through, and arrive in conditions that would otherwise ground a VFR-only pilot. A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet?

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Tough flight instructors are worth it… most of the time

Flight Training Central

This was my last dual cross country before my instrument rating checkride, and I was beginning to feel confident. Just after I called Indianapolis Center to advise them I had departed, my flight instructor keyed the mic and calmly said, “Cancel the IFR flight plan; we’re headed back to our departure airport.”

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Private Pilot’s Guide to the Latest ACS Update (2024)

Northstar VFR

The change from the Practical Test Standards (PTS) to the ACS was a long-anticipated update for flight instructor applicants and Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). The newest update was effective for checkrides on 5/31/24 or later. The Private Pilot checkride is based on the Private Pilot ACS.