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The FAA has very specific requirements for being eligible for an instrument rating, which can be found in 14 CFR § 61.65 - Instrument rating requirements. To get your instrument rating, you must satisfy the following requirements: 

• Hold at least a private pilot certificate

• Hold an appropriate FAA medical certificate (class three or better)

• Be at least 17 years old

• Be able to speak English

• Take a ground school training course or receive ground training from an authorized instructor

• Receive a logbook endorsement certifying you are prepared for the FAA knowledge test

• Pass the required FAA knowledge test (aeronautical knowledge)

• Receive flight instruction on the areas of operation necessary for an instrument rating

• Pass the required practical test

 

Flight Requirements

• Fifty (50) hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must be in an airplane AND:

• Forty (40) hours of actual or simulated instrument time, of which 15 hours must be received from an authorized instructor who holds an instrument-airplane rating.

• A flight of 250 nautical miles along airways or by directed routing from an air traffic control facility;

• An instrument approach at each airport;

• Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.