**Instrument Pilot Flight Proficiency** From [[FAR 61.65 Instrument Rating Reqs]] (c) *Flight proficiency* - [ ] Preflight preparation; - [ ] Preflight procedures; - [ ] Air traffic control clearances and procedures; - [ ] Flight by reference to instruments; - [ ] Navigation systems; - [ ] Instrument approach procedures; - [ ] Emergency operations; and - [ ] Postflight procedures. **Instrument Pilot Aeronautical Experience** From [[FAR 61.65 Instrument Rating Reqs]]: (d) *Aeronautical experience for the instrument-airplane rating* and (i) *Use of an aviation training device* >[!warning] For future commercial pilots >This time does NOT automatically satisfy the [[CPL.A Part 61 Commercial Training Requirements|required instrument training for the commercial certificate]], unless it was specifically logged to satisfy both [[FAR 61.65 Instrument Rating Reqs|61.65]](d) and [[FAR 61.129 CPL Experience Reqs|61.129]](a). See [[Hartzell 2010]] and [[Oord 2018]] legal interpretations.</span> - [ ] 50 hours XC PIC flight time, >=10 hours must be in an airplane - [ ] 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: - [ ] 3 hours instrument training from authorized instructor within 2 months of checkride - [ ] Long XC, under IFR rules and filed with ATC, that involves - [ ] 250nm miles along airways or directed routing from ATC - [ ] An instrument approach at each airport - [ ] Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems - [ ] Of these 40 hours, a maximum of 20 hours may be in an approved [[AATD]], or maximum of 10 hours in a [[BATD]], and those hours must be accompanied by an instructor.^[[[FAR 61.65 Instrument Rating Reqs|FAR 61.65]](i)] **General Before Checkride** 1. Current Private/Commercial Pilot 2. English 3. Receive and Log Ground Training 61.65(b) 4. Endorsement for Written 5. Receive and Log Flight Training 61.65(c) 6. Logbook Endorsement for Practical 7. Pass Written 8. Pass Practical *Return to [[~ IR Lesson Plan Outline|Table of Contents]]^*