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Instrument Pilot
License Overview
Becoming an instrument pilot is the next step after earning your private license. It enables safer and more precise flying through clouds, fog, or low visibility environments. Earning this rating expands a pilot’s skills, opening doors to more advanced flying opportunities.
Cost Breakdown
40 Hours of simulated or actual instrument flight
15 Hours of simulated or actual instrument flight training
50 Hours of cross country flight (See notes)
Written exam
5 Hour +/- for checkride lease
$6,400
$975
$4,000
$175
$800
Costs are estimated.
Estimated min cost: $9,000 to $11,000
NOTE: All flight times listed are FAA minimum required flight times. Learn To Fly Here does not guarantee that a student will be able to proceed to a check ride with these minimum flight times.
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