The instrument rating is probably
the most demanding rating for a pilot to obtain. The difficulty
lies in learning to fly an aircraft solely by reference to the
instruments and mastering the ability to know exactly where you
are , what is next in the instrument procedure and keeping the
aircraft on assigned headings , speeds , altitudes and courses.
There is no room in the Instrument Flight Rules world for sloppy
pilots or weak airmanship.
The instrument rating you ultimately obtain is the same rating
an airline pilot has along with all of the responsibilities and
even more of a work load if you are flying “single pilot” IFR. I
have seen the ads by flight schools that advertise “weekend IFR
courses” these schools are usually located out in the clear blue
skies of the deserts and are no more than “ticket factories” for
unaware pilots trying to take dangerous shortcuts in their
training. I recently flew with a graduate of an “esteemed” 4
year aviation college in Prescott Arizona. During his IFR
training they would only fly in VFR conditions and the
instructor would simulate that he was Air Traffic Control while
they flew the same approach over and over again. I can’t imagine
the feeling these pilots have when they are thrown into real IFR
and real Controllers vectoring them for an approach. There
aren’t any “time outs” given if you are next up in the
sequencing.
The whole purpose of an instrument rating is to be
confident and proficient in IMC and working in the ATC .
I expose my students to as much
real world instrument flying as possible. We frequently, go into
the Los Angeles Class B airspace and fly whenever we can in
Instrument Meteorological Conditions. As long as there isn’t any
convective activity , icing or ground fog we are usually good to
go. You will learn from experience how to work in the busy San
Diego and L.A. class B airspace with confidence. If you are
interested in becoming a real world instrument pilot or need
help to gain the confidence needed to effectively & comfortably
operate in IFR I look forward to hearing from you.
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