Rental AC under IFR

Holocene

Holocene

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Not knowing how it goes, is it typical for schools/FBOs to require an "instrument checkout" to fly their AC under IFR, even if you have already been checked out in the plane?
 
My old school did. Had to redo it every 6 months to fly in actual. Kind of a good way to keep current too.

You also had to have a certain amount of time in the soup for certain minimums.
 
My school has it. The way I have seen some renters fly there is good reason for the checkout.
 
Ive never had to have an IFR checkout, yet.

However, I know some schools that require a CFII if you are going to be flying single pilot under an IFR flight plane, or something like two IFR rated pilots if operating under IFR.
 
Joe Gremlin said:
There are people who actually trust flight school rentals enough to take them into the soup? :crazy:
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:D

Depends.

Walk up to an unknown airplane from an unknown FBO and launch into the soup the first time flying it? Uh-uh.

Take it through its paces, become familiar with its idiosyncrasies, determine that relevant equipment and avionics work the way they should? Sure.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
:D

Depends.

Walk up to an unknown airplane from an unknown FBO and launch into the soup the first time flying it? Uh-uh.

Take it through its paces, become familiar with its idiosyncrasies, determine that relevant equipment and avionics work the way they should? Sure.
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I suppose you're right. It's the not knowing what the yahoo before me did with the plane that would make me nervous. In the soup is not where I want to be when I figure out that someone landed hard yesterday and cracked the alternator mount or that someone who has no idea how to use the mixture knob has been running the engine at peak instead of 100 rich of peak.
 
Holocene said:
Not knowing how it goes, is it typical for schools/FBOs to require an "instrument checkout" to fly their AC under IFR, even if you have already been checked out in the plane?
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I don't know of anyone that requires it in FL.

If you are doing a checkout anyway, why not do an IPC/BFR at the same time though?
 
My FBO back home hasn't ever made me do anything to checkout a plane for IFR, but I passed my IFR checkride in one of their planes with a DPE who also instructs for them. When I did my re-checkout after coming home from UND it was just 3 trips around the pattern VFR with a CFI before I was current again to do whatever I wanted. In fact, the moment I got done, I filed and blasted off IFR!
 
The school I fly at now requires it. The school I was at before never made me do it, but I also passed my Instrument ride with their plane and DPE. They would probably make me if I didn't.
 
Well, my club requires the checkout, but their old Cherokee isn't even legal for IFR....:laff: I guess this will be my timebuilder during VFR days. Not the newest plane, but cheap.

Exec Air in SYR has no restrictions for IR renters; in fact there is no "instrument checkout" required. Looks like I'll be flying their Skyhawk under IFR. Not the cheapest plane, but it's newer and has GPS.
 
One place i went to had a annual written (it was pretty hard), and an annual check out.

The rest of the places didn't have anything.
 
At one place I work, you need chief pilot approval, or an instructor in the plane. At the other, as long as you have a certificate, and insurance, they'll let you do preaty much anything.
 
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