Erice
Pre-takeoff checklist
I am a new private pilot with aspirations to become a part-time CFI. I?d like advice about the path to follow to getting the instrument rating and the commercial license (under part 61). I have easy access to a Cessna 150 (equipped for VFR only), but other IFR-ready airplanes are available at a neighboring airport.
Is it better to train for the instrument rating first, then learn the commercial maneuvers, or vice versa?
I?m thinking that I can learn the commercial maneuvers first, practice them in the 150, all the while building time (to accrue toward the 50 hrs of XC required for the instrument rating under part 61). Then start the instrument training and pass the instrument checkride (in an IFR-equipped airplane of course). Then return to the commercial maneuvers, including 10 hours in a complex airplane, and finally take the commercial checkride.
Are there any pitfalls to this strategy, such as the need to practice the maneuvers in the plane in which I will take the commercial checkride? Do you have to take the commercial checkride in a complex aircraft?
-Eric
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Is it better to train for the instrument rating first, then learn the commercial maneuvers, or vice versa?
I?m thinking that I can learn the commercial maneuvers first, practice them in the 150, all the while building time (to accrue toward the 50 hrs of XC required for the instrument rating under part 61). Then start the instrument training and pass the instrument checkride (in an IFR-equipped airplane of course). Then return to the commercial maneuvers, including 10 hours in a complex airplane, and finally take the commercial checkride.
Are there any pitfalls to this strategy, such as the need to practice the maneuvers in the plane in which I will take the commercial checkride? Do you have to take the commercial checkride in a complex aircraft?
-Eric
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launch box vaporizer
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