brian
Well Known Member
I have been thinking of equipping my plane for IFR and getting the instrument training. However, as part of trying to find out just what equipment I'd need for the plane, I read the instrument PTS on the FAA web site. Most surprising to me was the fact that it said the checkride has to be in a certificated plane.
Really? I had no idea about that. I'm sure there are plenty of instrument-rated pilots of RVs and other experimentals out there. Can any of you tell me how is that done? Do people go out and rent a Cessna for the checkride? Or do such pilots rent a Cessna for the entire training?
While I'm sure the principles of instrument flying would be the same between a glass panel RV and a rental Cessna, it seems to me that the checkride would be an extra challenge in a relatively unfamiliar plane, with perhaps entirely different instruments.. It also seems to me to be rather pointless to prove proficiency in one plane that may have entirely different instrumentation than the one the pilot would be using for every flight after the checkride. Is that really how it works for pilots who are currently VFR and their plane is an experimental?
Can pilots who've gotten instrument training & certification while owning an RV or other experimental shed some light on how all this actually works?
Really? I had no idea about that. I'm sure there are plenty of instrument-rated pilots of RVs and other experimentals out there. Can any of you tell me how is that done? Do people go out and rent a Cessna for the checkride? Or do such pilots rent a Cessna for the entire training?
While I'm sure the principles of instrument flying would be the same between a glass panel RV and a rental Cessna, it seems to me that the checkride would be an extra challenge in a relatively unfamiliar plane, with perhaps entirely different instruments.. It also seems to me to be rather pointless to prove proficiency in one plane that may have entirely different instrumentation than the one the pilot would be using for every flight after the checkride. Is that really how it works for pilots who are currently VFR and their plane is an experimental?
Can pilots who've gotten instrument training & certification while owning an RV or other experimental shed some light on how all this actually works?