Instrument Rating Standards
To be eligible to pursue an Instrument Rating, the applicant must:
- Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate.
- Pursuant to the requirement to hold the Private Pilot Certificate, the applicant must be at least 17 years old.
- Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English.
- Hold a current FAA Medical Certificate, unless the Practical Examination is administered, in its entirety, in an FAA-certified Level D Flight Training Device.
- Receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor (i.e. ground school course) or complete a home-study course using an instrument textbook and/or videos.
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