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Instrument Rating

This page is for Pilots with an Instrument Rating and for those working to obtain an Instrument Rating.

• General Information

• Instrument Flight Planning

• Instrument Training

• Instrument Flying

• Quizzes

• Holding

• Links to External Web Sites

General Information

• Aviation Magazines

• Flight Simulation - useful for practicing procedures

• Global Positioning System - various articles and reference documents.

• Advice for the Newly Rated IFR Pilot - from George Scheer, Chief Flight Instructor at the Wings of Carolina Flying Club (among other things)

• Do you fly single pilot IFR? It's not as safe as having multiple pilots, but is it safe enough? Read this AOPA Safety Advisory on the topic: http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa05.pdf.

• Index of articles on AvWeb written by Don Brown, an Atlanta controller - Say Again Index

Instrument Flight Planning

• Planning a Flight in IMC - mostly complete, needs some links added.
• Checklist for Planning an IFR flight
• Briefing the Instrument Approach
• A CFI Checklist for Reviewing an Instrument Flight

Instrument Training

• Obtaining an Instrument Rating - a discussion of the instrument rating training process.

• Instrument Rating Reading List

• Pairing up for IFR training - a discussion of pilots training together.
• Flying the Kitchen Table - practicing procedures outside the airplane.
• Instrument Flight Control and Performance - a blank template.
• Instrument Flight Control and Performance - Cessna 172R - filled in with C172R information.
• Pattern A and B
• Flying the Needles
• Actual Instrument Experience

Instrument Flying

• Flying IFR - a complete guide - well nearly
• Planning a Flight in IMC - mostly complete, needs some links added.
• Checklist for Planning an IFR flight
• IPC Checklist
• Standard Callouts

Instrument Quizzes

• Instrument  1 - Basic Instrument Flight
• Instrument  2 - Terminal Approach Procedures
• Instrument  3 - En-Route Procedures
• Instrument Proficiency Check
• GPS
• Various Quizzes fromAvWeb

Holding

We spend a lot of time practicing holding and not much time actually holding in the system. Nevertheless we need to be understand holding. Here are some articles from AvWeb that may help.

• Hold Entries Revisited

• Who Needs Holds?

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