Starting Instrument Training
The other day I talked with two of the local instructors I like, both at the same flight school. Yesterday I bought the Cessna pilot training kit at that flight school. Right now I’m a VFR private pilot. I plan to be an instrument capable pilot soon.
I’ll be doing as intensive a training program as my job permits. This means 4-6 three hour training sessions per week - or that’s the plan at least. Since both instructors are part-time, I’ll be working with both of them. This gives me both viewpoints. Both instructors believe in “real IFR” training in the clouds when appropriate. Both are experienced instructors, one is a charter pilot who’s flown for the airlines.
Training will be on the sim and in my own (shared ownership) plane, a Cessna 172 with round gauges. There is one VOR with glideslope, a IFR GPS, and an ADF.
I’ve been reading the FAA handbooks for the instrument rating. Currently I barely pass the practice knowledge tests. This is not nearly good enough by my standards or my those of my instructors yet. So, I’ll keep going on that as well.
More posts will be coming on the IFR training! I’ll talk about what IFR, VOR, and ADF all mean too.