Instrument Proficiency Training
If you're feeling rusty on your instrument flying and need to get current, Jim will develop a customized lesson plan to help you get back on track.
- This training is for both non-current instrument pilots who want to get current and proficient/current instrument pilots who want to increase proficiency and improve confidence
- Ground training is available in person or via live web conference
- Flight training is available in your airplane at your home airport
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Instrument Ground Training Topics
Jim will customize your ground training into one or more sessions (in person and/or online via web conference). Please select your desired topics from the list below.
- Single-pilot resource management
- Risk management and decision making
- IFR regulations (FAA)
- Basic weather theory
- Aviation weather services
- IFR weather flying
- Flight planning basics
- Flight planning details
- Air traffic control clearances and procedures
- DPs, SIDs, and STARs
- Approach plate basics
- Approach plate details
- Precision approaches
- Non-precision approaches
- Enroute chart basics
- Enroute chart details
- Intercepting and tracking using VOR, GPS, HSI, and bearing pointer
- Overview of holding patterns
- How to draw non-published holds
- Holding pattern entries
- DME arcs
- Introduction to GPS
- Advanced GPS for IFR
- WAAS for instrument pilots
- Equipment malfunctions and emergency procedures
- Tips and tricks for using a bearing pointer / RMI
- Transitioning from a VOR receiver to an HSI
- Transitioning from round gauge instruments to a glass cockpit
- Transitioning from a glass cockpit to round gauge instruments
Contact Jim for more information