{"id":3469,"date":"2024-05-06T17:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vlieglessen.nl\/?page_id=3469"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:24:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T12:24:37","slug":"instrument-rating-ir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vlieglessen.nl\/en\/ratings\/instrument-rating-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"Instrument Rating (IR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Instrument Rating (IR)<\/h1>\n<p>An instrument rating is required to fly through clouds or fog. Special Air Academy offers the following instrument ratings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic Instrument Rating (BIR)<\/li>\n<li>Compentency Based Instrument rating (CB-IR)<\/li>\n<li>Instrument Rating (Aeroplane) (IR(A))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vlieglessen.nl\/bir.html\">For more information about the BIR click here<\/a> and for more information about the CB-IR please feel free to contact us, for more information about the IR(A) read on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HQr8VK5JhKzxFofxjsaQnbceUO1fZIFo\/view?usp=sharing\">Download the price list for the IR(A) training here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16Ivp_beO1i63yVydmSgfGccP8gPwrWmJ\/view?usp=sharing\">If you are unsure about the different instrument ratings and would like to know more about the differences, click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hour requirements<\/h2>\n<p>For an Instrument Rating certificate, the student pilot must have flown at least 50 training hours with and under the supervision of an instructor. These 50 flight hours consist of: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>minimum 10 hours of basic instrument flying<\/li>\n<li>at least 40 hours of instrument procedure flying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before you can start the training you must first:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have at least a PPL(A).<\/li>\n<li>Have flown cross country (overland) for 50 hours as a captain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The theory<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;The IR(A) or ATPL(A) theory training is given by&lt; wpml_nbsp &gt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbit-groundschool.nl\/\">Orbit-Groundschool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All theory subjects must be passed within 18 months. After the theory exam IR(A) has been passed, you can take the practical exam. The practical exam must be passed within 24 months after the theory exam.  <\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Before one can fly IFR independently, one must undergo a medical examination including an audiogram.<br \/>First contact the head of the flight school for some good tips<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3376,"parent":3495,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3469","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Instrument Rating (IR) | Special Air Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Special Air Services BV: Sightseeing flights, trial flying lessons, flight school, aerial 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