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The logbook must document 50 hours of cross-country time as PIC, including conditions on airplane time, plus 25 hours of actual or simulated instrument time and 15 hours dual instrument time. 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and |  | XC PIC: |\n|  |  |  |  | XC Airplane: |\n|  | (2) | 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas of operation listed in paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-airplane rating, and the instrument time includes: |  | Actual or Sim\u003Cbr>Instrument: |\n|  |  |  |  | With Instructor: |\n|  |  | (i) | 3 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in an airplane that is appropriate to the instrument-airplane rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test; and | Date Completed:\u003Cbr>(3 hrs w/in 60 days) |\n|  |  | (ii) | Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures, including one cross country flight in an airplane with an authorized instructor, that is performed under instrument flight rules, when a flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and that involves— | Date Completed:\u003Cbr>(Dual XC under IFR flight plan) |\n|  |  |  | (A) A flight of 250 NM along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility; | 250 NM (airways or directed) |\n|  |  |  | (B) An instrument approach at each airport; and | Instr Appr\u003Cbr>(each airport) |\n|  |  |  | (C) 3 different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems. | 3 Diff Instr Appr\u003Cbr>(using nav systems) |\n\n§ 61.65(c) Flight Proficiency (Instrument Rating)  \n(c) Areas of operation. NOTES  \n( 1)  Preflight preparation;   \n (2)  Preflight procedures;   \n(3)  Air traffic control clearances and procedures;   \n (4)  Flight by reference to instruments;   \n(5)  Navigation systems;   \n (6)  Instrument approach procedures;   \n(7)  Emergency operations;   \n (8) Postflight procedures.   \n§ 61.65(b) Aeronautical Knowledge (Instrument Rating)  \n(b) Aeronautical knowledge areas. NOTES  \n( 1) Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that apply to flight operations under IFR;  \n(2) Appropriate information that applies to flight operations under IFR in the “Aeronautical Information Manual;”  \n\n| (3) Air traffic control system and procedures for instrument flight operations; |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>(4) IFR navigation and approaches by use of navigation systems; |\n| (5) Use of IFR en route and instrument approach procedure charts; |\n| \u003Cbr>(6) Procurement and use of aviation weather reports and forecasts and the elements of forecasting weather trends based on that information and personal observation of weather conditions; |\n\n(7)  Safe and efficient operation of aircraft under instrument flight rules and conditions;   \n(8)  Recognition of critical weather situations and windshear avoidance;   \n(9) Aeronautical decision making and judgment;  \n( 10)  Crew resource management, including crew communication and coordination.   \n§ 61.65(a) Eligibility Requirements (Instrument Rating)  NOTES (a)  Eligibility requirements for an instrument rating:   \n( 1) Hold at least a current private pilot certificate, or be concurrently applying for a private pilot certificate, with an airplane...rating appropriate to the instrument rating sought;  \n\n| \u003Cbr>(2) Read, speak, write, & understand English; |\n| --- |\n| (3) Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplish a home-study course of training on the aeronautical knowledge areas of paragraph (b) of this section that apply to the instrument rating sought; |\n| \u003Cbr>(4) Rec","cbCaikMRxlIJqsfB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikMRxlIJqsfB","pdf",155653,"English","# § 61.65(d) Aeronautical Experience (Instrument-Airplane Rating)\n## Instrument-time and dual requirements\n## Cross-country and IFR training conditions\n## 250 NM routing and instrument-approach items\n# § 61.65(a) Eligibility Requirements (Instrument Rating)\n## Current certificate and eligibility prerequisites\n# § 61.65(b) Aeronautical Knowledge (Instrument Rating)\n## Knowledge areas for IFR operations\n# § 61.65(c) Flight Proficiency (Instrument Rating)\n## Areas of operation notes\n# § 61.65(g) Combined Private Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating\n## Crediting cross-country flight time\n# § 61.65(h-j) Use of Flight Simulators & Training Devices Towards an Instrument Rating","[{\"question\":\"What total cross-country PIC time is required for the instrument-airplane rating?\",\"answer\":\"You must log 50 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC, with at least 10 hours in an airplane.\"},{\"question\":\"How much instrument time is required, and how is it split between actual/simulated and dual?\",\"answer\":\"The requirements include 25 hours of actual or simulated instrument time (minimum) and 15 hours of dual, with the instrument time meeting the specified training-area and credit conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"What IFR cross-country and instrument-approach elements must the training include?\",\"answer\":\"Training must involve cross-country flight procedures under IFR with a filed flight plan, including a 250 NM flight by airways or directed routing, instrument approaches at each airport, and three different kinds of approaches using navigation systems.\"}]","§ 61.65 Aeronautical Experience - Instrument-Airplane Rating - Requirements | PDF",1790310495]