This lesson builds off of skills that you learned during your private pilot certificate training. The primary goal is to work on aircraft control solely with reference to instruments. If this is your first extended time doing insturment instruction you should be aware of motion sickness and let your instructor know if you are feeling at all uncomfortable.

Expected Maneuvers

  • Straight and Level Flight
  • Level Turns
  • Climbs
  • Descents
  • Climbing & Decending Turns
  • Airspeed Changes
  • Slow Flight

Goals

  • Maintain Heading
  • Maintain Altitude
  • Maintain Airspeed

Reference Material

  • Instrument Flying Handbook
    • Chapter 6 (Section I or II depending on instrumentation)
    • Chapter 7 (Section I or II depending on instrumentation)