A basic Private or Commercial License will only allow you to fly in fair weather, clear of cloud and by day. The Command Instrument Rating allows you to fly in most weather conditions and is therefore a pre-requisite for entry into most charter operations and airlines. Instrument training is very demanding and requires a high level of skill and professionalism.
The flight training is usually completed in the twin engine Piper Seneca with further training undertaken using our AG-6 flight simulator. The simulator is also available to meet the recent experience requirements to keep your instrument rating current. Following are the requirements in respect to training towards a Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating. Training is conducted to meet all requirements as set out in the appropriate CAR's and CAO's for this rating.
Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating (CAO 40.2.1)
- 50 hours cross country time as PILOT IN COMMAND
- 40 hours instrument time, of which not less than 20 hours shall be instrument time on the category of aircraft for which the rating is sought (i.e. Fixed Wing, Helicopter or Airship)
- 20 hours cross country instrument time
- 10 hours dual instrument flight instruction time
- Except for those persons whose license is restricted to day-only operations
- Up to 20 hours of instrument time (3), and 15 hours instrument cross country time (4) may be completed in an Approved Synthetic Trainer (Category B)
- Hold a pass in the Instrument Rating Theory Examination (IREX)