Many private pilot candidates underestimate the importance of the mandatory 3 hours of instrument flight training (cFAR 61.109), often delaying or dismissing it because they don't intend to fly in IFR ...

The author argues that it is inappropriate and unsafe for pilots to obtain an instrument rating without actual flight experience in clouds (IMC), citing accident data and the inadequacy of ...

Pilots obtaining an instrument rating must complete a 250-NM IFR cross-country flight, often called the "long cross-country." This specific training flight requires the execution of three instrument ...

Experience an IFR training flight in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, flying in actual IMC conditions.