Part 141 Instrument Rating Minimums

[Maurus]

Trust me, there's no need to rush the instrument rating. You're probably better off getting those 50-hours of CC time under your belt before taking it on.

I always figured that the student would be safer having the instrument under their belt on their x-countries instead of just letting them loose right after their private ride.

Now if you are going for your Commercial, 141 could be a benefit assuming you are completing your requirements without going over too much as that is 30+ hours you may not need to pay for.

At my school students are getting their instrument done in a 45-55 hour range. Reason being that it is impossible to complete the lessons in the 1 hour minimum as a result of airspace and ATC.

 

[ozziecat35]

I did my Instrument 141 and did the checkride ride at mins (and passed). I agree, it's a lot of book knowledge and having the examiner grill you on regs. The oral was a lot of "Tell me what this is (pointing at a VOR or other Instrument related chart depiction)

Study up and it's do-able.

 

[Tld]

I did it in minimum flight time (35 hours part 141) but I put a bit of time in on the sim...maybe 15 hours. This helped a bunch and saved me some cash. But my sim only cost me $44/hour. For $80/hr, it better be one hell of a sim...you should be able to feel wind on your face! The sim should be saving you money while you perfect holds and such. As far as cost, I was flying different airplanes ranging from $105/hr - $135/hr, instructor about 45 or 50/hr. you can do the math. This was in California, and pretty pricey by my standards. Don't get hosed

As others have said, don't need to rush the IR, study hard and make sure you know it well.

 

[mshunter]

i think this number is a little low, ground instruction is pretty much the cornerstone of the instrument rating, the flying isnt hard, it just takes practice, i dont think you could turn someone into a knowledgeable IFR aviator in a workday, even if they read the books.

It all depends on how it's structured. Give a proper student the resources, and let them do the studying. Then it's a simple matter of spot checking and flying. Thats why you spend the time with an isntructor before hand, go out and do it with a saftey pilot, and then go back to the instructor for the finish up.