Instrument Pilot Certificate
The Instrument Rating is added to either a private or commercial pilot certificate. It allows the holder to fly in clouds and weather, navigating and controlling the aircraft exclusively by reference to the aircraft flight instruments.
Content includes basic attitude instrument flying, advanced radio navigation, instrument approaches, and cross-country flight.
*Professional Pilot Aircraft Rental Rates
Rates
| Plane |
Rate |
Fuel Cost Per Gallon |
Fuel Consumption Rate |
Hourly Rate with Fuel |
| Non-Complex Aircraft |
$96.88 |
$5.68 |
9 GPH |
$148 |
| Complex Aircraft |
$157.66 |
$5.68 |
14 GPH |
$237.18 |
*Aircraft costs are aligned with current fuel market prices.
Professional Pilot Flight Fees
*Instrument Pilot Certificate
|
Flight Hours |
Hourly Rate with Fuel |
Total |
| Aircraft Rental |
60 minimum hours |
$148 |
$8,880 |
| Pre and Post Briefings |
60 hours |
$15 |
$900 |
| Dual Instruction |
60 hours |
$55 |
$3,300 |
| Total Flight Fee Costs |
$13,080 |
*Aircraft costs are aligned with current fuel market prices.
Other Exams
FAA Knowledge Test – 1 @ $175.00 each
Check for current cost with instructor. |
$175.00 |
FAA Medical Exam
Check with FAA examiner for current cost.
FAA medical and examiner fee paid to provider. |
$150.00 |
FAA Check Ride – 1 @ Examiner Fee
(Approximately $800.00 each) |
$800.00 |
FAA Check Ride – 1 @ Aircraft Rental Fee
(Approximately $222.00 each) |
$222.00 |
Employability Requirements
To be employed as a professional pilot, at the minimum, one must possess a commercial pilot certificate. This certificate is obtained by passing a Federal Aviation Administration written test and flight test and obtaining a Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate.
Program Length
This certificate program is approximately two quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.
Admission Dates
Summer, fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Completion Requirements
Prerequisite(s)
- Must be at least 17 years of age.
- Must obtain a second-class FAA medical examination and comply with FAA licensing standards.
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires that U.S. citizens prove citizenship status before beginning flight training by providing a current passport or birth certificate and driver’s license. Non-U.S. citizen students must submit to a background and fingerprint check from the TSA prior to beginning training.
- FAA minimum flight and ground hours required for certification.
- Instrument Pilot: 60 hours of total flight time, all of which is dual instruction. Ground training required is 60 hours. Pre- and post-flight briefings time—60 hours.
- Please note that many students need additional training hours to master the required competencies.
Program Course List
Optional Elective Courses
| AVP 152 | Instrument Pilot Practical Standards III | 4 |
| AVP 172 | Instrument Pilot Practical Standards IV | 4 |
Note: Students often complete their program requirements at different rates due to their own skills and abilities and the availability of aircraft and suitable weather. Thus, the number of quarters needed to satisfactorily complete all of the requirements may exceed those listed above in some cases.
Flight Training Hours
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1st Quarter |
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AVP 140 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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FL 1 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 2 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 3 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 4 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 5 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 6 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 7 |
1 |
0.8 |
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FL 8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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FL 9 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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10 |
8 |
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AVP 145 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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FL 10 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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FL 11 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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| Flt 1-13 |
FL 12 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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| STAGE CHECK |
FL 13 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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FL 14 |
3 |
2.4 |
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9 |
7.2 |
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AVP 150 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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FL 15 |
2.5 |
2 |
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FL 16 |
2.5 |
2 |
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FL 17 |
3 |
2.4 |
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FL 18 |
3 |
2.4 |
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11 |
8.8 |
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2nd Quarter |
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AVP 155 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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FL 19 |
2 |
1.6 |
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FL 20 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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FL 21 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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| Flt 14-23 |
FL 22 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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| STAGE CHECK |
FL 23 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
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FL 24c |
2 |
1.6 |
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10 |
8 |
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AVP 160 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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FL 25c |
2 |
1.6 |
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FL 26c* |
4 |
3.2 |
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FL 27c |
2 |
1.6 |
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8 |
6.4 |
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AVP 170 |
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Dual |
Hood/inst |
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| Flt 24c-28 |
FL 22A |
4 |
3.2 |
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| STAGE CHECK |
FL 28 |
2 |
1.6 |
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FL 22B |
4 |
3.2 |
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| EOC |
FL 29 |
2 |
1.6 |
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12 |
9.6 |
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Bold = Stage check
*Long XC Check syllabus for requirements
c = cross country (XC)
Check syllabus for each flights requirement
INCOMPLETE POLICY
For each AVP class taken there must be a minimum number of lessons completed in order for an incomplete to be issued. Attached is a document that has all flight lessons for each AVP class. Each lesson with a black box next to it must be completed if the student wants an incomplete for that AVP class. All lessons in all previous AVP classes must also be completed for an incomplete to be issued. If a student fails to complete those flights, a failing grade will be issued for that AVP class. For an incomplete to be issued for AVP 135, AVP 170 and AVP 255 all Jeppesen knowledge testing and FAA knowledge test must have been completed with a passing grade. All students with an incomplete issued are required to be in ground school class for the corresponding incomplete issued.