Instrument Rating (Rotocraft Helicopter)

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Requirements to be eligible for an instrument rating:

• You must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• You must hold at least a private pilot helicopter license.
• You must pass the written knowledge test the instrument rating, unless you already hold an instrument rating for another category of aircraft.
• You must complete the aeronautical and ground instruction requirements with a Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument (CFII).
• You must pass an oral and practical test (checkride).

Aeronautical experience required for an instrument rating:

• At least 50 hours PIC cross-country time.
• At least 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.
• At least 15 hours of instrument flight training in helicopters.
  • At least 3 hours in instrument training within the preceding 60 days before the checkride
  • At least 1 cross-country flight conducted under Instrument Flight Rules, that is at least 100nm, includes an instrument approach at each airport, and includes 3 different kinds of instrument approaches.