As we head into winter so many pilots begin the training for their instrument rating. Of all the training a private pilot can take, the instrument rating is known for being the most intense and useful.
According to federal regulation, a private pilot needs to receive “three hours of flight training in a single-engine airplane on the control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument flight.”
