instrument training

1. Do you recommend completing 40 hours dual or 15 hours dual with 25 safety pilot?(Pros/Cons) 2. Realistically is it even possible to understand Instrument flying in 15 hours? 3.How long did it take you to complete your instrument training? 4. post your instrument training numbers...

Recently, @Joseph Matties had a good post in the student pilot forum regarding best PAR checkride questions. I thought it would be helpful to have a similar thread for Instrument Checkride questions. Maybe it's a question that stumped you, maybe one that you think is super important, but not a...

I’m an instrument-rated private pilot looking to find some safety pilot duties. I generally fly out of KHEF, but can drive to wherever you are based. I’ll buy the lunch. PM me if you’re interested!

Continuing our simulator adventures while sheltering, we do some instrument work -- as suggested by Carlo Felicione and admittedly much needed on my part -- while in IMC around Aspen CO (KASE). In this part 1 video we fly an instrument departure northwest bound and an ad-hoc hold, to be...

Ever heard of 178 seconds to live? A few weeks ago my friend Martin Pauly and I went out for breakfast in his A36 Bonanza and we decided to make a video demonstrating him flying "by the seat of his pants" to see how long he could fly before getting into an unusual attitude. Martin is an in...

Last week I had my CFI initial checkride. After a 9 hour oral, and teaching about 20 different lesson, we went and flew for 2 hours. After a long vigorous and exhausting day, I got to shake the inspector’s hand. I am now a brand new CFI, and I am so excited about it!!! I took my checkride in a...

Good Afternoon, I am considering these two flight schools in the Dallas area. I plan to continue my training beginning with Instrument and continuing until CFII-MEI. Have any of y'all attended these schools or heard about them? I know 3 pilots who attended American Flyers in Tx but nobody from...

Getting my current IFR candidate ready for his check ride. Nothing like a relaxing flight on a nice Fall afternoon. (No TSR, just clouds and rain...and a few bumps).