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[ Home ] [ IFR Flight Training Syllabus ] [ Training materials ] Instrument
Training gives you the experience, knowledge and skills to fly
by reference to cockpit instruments alone. Don't let weather get in the
way, get your IFR rating and use the ATC system safely. The
instrument rating has so many benefits:
Top 5 Reasons why
every pilot should have their instrument rating:
- Increase Safety
- Master Precise Pilot
Skills
- Possess Superior
Knowledge
- Understand the ATC
System
- Maximize Flight
Planning Options
1. Increase Safety
First and foremost, safety is the
primary concern for pilots. Earning your instrument rating will equip
you to avoid one of the biggest fatal threats to VFR pilots: Continued
flight into deteriorating weather. Having the instrument rating will
allow you to safely navigate through, around, or simply avoid IMC weather
altogether.
Flying at night has also become a
dangerous activity for VFR pilots. Flying over unpopulated terrain
can leave pilots with little visual clues to maintain spatial orientation.
Fly east from anywhere along the Front Range of Colorado can be a very dark
experience! In addition, VFR pilots flying at night have no way of
avoiding clouds since clouds usually cannot be seen at night time.
Even if you do not plan on flying
intentionally in hard IMC conditions, the instrument rating will provide a
safety net for those times when IMC conditions or poor visibility are
accidentally encountered. Pilots flying at night on a regular basis should
have an instrument rating regardless of the weather conditions flown in.
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2. Master Precise
Pilot Skills
The instrument Rating is the best way
to fine tune those piloting skills to gain that professional smooth and
light control touch. The instrument rating will help you hold
precise heading and altitude, track courses along the centerline, and
follow precision glideslopes that set you up for a perfect landing. Even
if you never fly in the clouds, the instrument rating will give you a
professional edge that improves your safety and confidence in the airplane.
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3. Possess Superior
Knowledge
The instrument rating will expand
your knowledge and understanding of every aspect of aviation.
From weather and flight planning to aircraft systems and avionics, the
instrument rating will provide a new level of confidence in the complex world
of flying. Top
4. Understand the ATC
System
Instrument Rated pilots fully
understand that the National Airspace System was designed for them from the
very beginning. As a VFR pilot, it often feels like rules were added for
non IFR pilots as an after-thought. IFR pilots are provided with
the best services and treatment all across the board. From ATC
handling to search and rescue procedures, IFR flights get the red carpet
treatment. Additionally, ATC routes all IFR traffic around or clears them
through any TFR. Top
5. Maximize Flight
Planning Options
IFR pilots rarely have to look at a
thin layer of clouds from the ground wishing they could just pop through them
and still make their flight. IFR pilots have many more choices for
landing also. VFR pilots sometimes have to land far out of their way
simply because of a few low altitude clouds hovering around their destination.
The IFR pilot is better equipped to maintain his or her original flight
schedule and meet important business and personal commitments.
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