Getting Your Instrument Rating

Now is the time to get your instrument rating! Yes it is hard. Yes it is difficult but you need to do it for 3 reasons: SAFETY. SAFETY. SAFETY.
Being an instrument rated pilot will make you a safer pilot and make you a better pilot. Ill tell you about my experience while I was getting my instrument rating, what happened to me and how I started to think differently. Getting an instrument rating will maximize your confidence level to new heights.

[@garygazman3827]

Got my PPL at 54, purchased a Cherokee about 6 hours into my training. Instrument Rating at 55 , I’m 57 and working on my Commercial, then CFI. Instrument was one of the most rewarding things I’ve accomplished (since my PPL).

[@Renegadeproject]

I am inspired

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Awesome!!!!

[@arlodane2741]

I know it is quite off topic but does anybody know a good website to watch new tv shows online?

[@brodiemaximiliano4825]

@Arlo Dane i would suggest flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

[@raidendennis884]

@Arlo Dane i use FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)

[@markkenyon6964]

I noticed that you mentioned you fly from Florida to Washington. I would like to catch up some time as I am not that far from your Washington leg.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Cool ! Where are you ?

[@davidgrier403]

At 40 hours I decided to have a brain freeze right before being signed off for check ride. Taking 3-4 weeks off to clear the mind. Redbird helped me a lot.

[@davidrelite6239]

How about 71. Going back to flying after a 20 yr break. I intend to become IFR rated. I have an instructor that will take me all the way.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

David RELITE awesome! Let me know how you are doing !

[@davidrelite6239]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Will do........

[@lechstryzewski9350]

Way to go and Congratulations !!!!! - I can't wait to get that far. i am soooo looking forward to IFR training. - Again, good job !!

[@nsant]

Where are you at now?

[@64wing]

Holy hell, Lakeland tower sounds like Darth Vader lol

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I was totally thinking the same thing and I wanted to say something but I didn’t think he would have a good sense of humor. Thanks for watching!

[@64wing]

@@Over50andLearningToFly "Your powers are WEAK!"

[@andyhawaii2819]

Congratulations, a huge accomplishment. I did 3 weeks 6 days a week then injured my hip. After 4 weeks I’m back with a new instructor. The last instructor was in the army and was deployed. I passed the written with a 90. I hope to finish in a few weeks. Then moving on to the Commerical

[@sactu1]

Good advice Ted - I did mine over a three and half week period. Saved money and built on new experiences each day.

[@garygazman3827]

Enjoy your videos. Reminds me of my journey. TruTrak AP being installed in March. Can’t wait. Just bought a lake house in SC last year. Flew down several times in the last few months and was Solid IMC for 3 hours each way (5.5 hour trip from PA). That was all the confirmation that I needed an AP!!

[@rmgreenesq]

I received my instrument rating last month at age 53. I got my private in 1989, and getting my instrument rating was one of the hardest thing I’ve done in my life.

[@kevinm2099]

I still get a little anxious every time I fly IMC. I have over 100hrs actual IMC. I try to fly 6 actual or hood approaches per month to keep my skills up. Good videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Absolutely! That's all I am doing now are instrument approaches... :-) Thanks for watching!

[@gregnoble8083]

Great video!!! You said in a recent video that you became a better pilot the last year since you got your plane. Could you in a future video describe what type of things you improved as a pilot.. might be helpful for your viewers !!! Thanks Greg

[@mikemccarron1162]

Great explanation and thanks for letting the rest of us who are working on it know what its all about.

[@peternancoz3031]

Got my PPL 25 years ago and finally got my IR 2 year ago at 50 years old. I love the challenge of an instrument flight.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Peter Nancoz congratulations!!!!

[@humanfactorswithpaulgarth9596]

Great stuff, and also great energy for motivating people to get into/back into flying. Also, good to see that you're fully engaged with IFR approaches, even if it's a VFR day.

[@blakebrothers]

Good advice! Thanks.

[@billcowdin9127]

Great video, inspirational and honest! Getting ready to start my instrument training soon...been putting it off for about a year as my head hurts thinking of it...but it is time! I love my family to much to not get it!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Bill Cowdin that is the best reason - it will make you a better safer pilot !

[@JasonM74]

Great advice!!!

[@jeffpriz]

Yeah, my son is in school to be a pilot right now .. got is private last year, working on his Instrument and Commercial currently.. He keeps talking about how much work Instrument is. I've been telling him he needs to hurry up can get his CFI and CFII so he can train me, but yeah, Instrument seems like a lot of work

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

absolutely! thanks for watching!

[@gregwood3380]

Great video. Thanks

[@sactu1]

Agree, Agree, Agree. Got mine last year at age 59.

[@2Greenlid]

Started my PPL training last year at 60 & hoping to finish at 61 soon!!

[@davidgrier403]

Fortunately I have access to a Redbird sim and can practice a LOT at a low rate

[@JGS007]

The instrument rating is the hardest to get because........ ...it is.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

It is....

[@markkenyon6964]

Is there a website I can send my e mail to.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Mark Kenyon [e-mail]

[@markkenyon6964]

I am in the Chester county region of Pennsylvania but the business I own covers all of Maryland and DC so I am often in those areas.

[@bernardanderson7569]

That's what I'm looking forward to starting to finish with this exam studying after my busy life

[@flutetubamorg]

Over 50 and working on my PPL. Initially I figured I would be fine with just VFR, but I am beginning to see how an IFR rating adds a margin of safety to the whole thing. I am certain, though, that my weekly flying budget would NOT support a 6 day week, 4-6 hour day schedule!

[@KimateRichards]

Get access to a simulator, Redbird is great. Don't give up.

[@ericdejesus6942]

On your landings: check out the videos from The Finer Points on using left horizon visuals so you aren't peering over the nose. It's all about the Lindbergh Reference. It will help in many landing situations especially if you move up in plane and can't see over the nose in landing.

[@vanjohnson1945]

Turned 50 in Nov. Working on my rating now. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@swimbikeruntoday]

Just curious but why didn't you train in your own plane? Great video.

[@chrisscott1547]

Got mine in 93 and went on to fly a bunch of single pilot IFR (no ap) in my Cherokee. Very challenging in low IMC.

[@markkenyon6964]

I am 58 and just starting. Too old??? Started on line ground school because covid can't effect that, but not sure of when to start flight training because of the risk.

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

You’re not too old you were not too old you are not too old!!!

[@Renegadeproject]

I just turned 57 and am trying to get things together to get my PPL and hopefully up to Commercial

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Renegadeproject I got my commercial a couple of months ago and it is not as hard as you think but it sure is an awesome accomplishment!

[@Renegadeproject]

@@Over50andLearningToFly My current issue is time as I have a full-time job

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Renegadeproject So did I so what I did is I took two weeks off and treated it like a second job. I just studied got the written out of the way and then I took two weeks off and that’s all I did for those two weeks and I passed my instrument check ride if you plan it out that’s a really good way to do it that way you can focus on everything. In fact I actually took three weeks off of work to get it done. And also I went away to Florida to do it so I wasn’t distracted by anything I was pretty determined it can be done!

[@bernardanderson7569]

You have motivated me today to get the written done and pass it with a high score above 70%

[@googlrc]

RIP Kobe Bryant

[@bernardanderson7569]

I'm doing the Sheppard Online

[@scottmiller4711]

Why did you train in a 150 when you own an IFR aircraft? I would want to do it in the plane I am most comfortable flying...

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I got the upgrades in my airplane after I did my training - also I was coming up on my written expiring and I had to get the training done by the end of the year

[@beovp91]

Great lesson !!! I have a piper arrow that is IFR certified, and i am STILL working on my PPL. Its all hard, but my confidence is the one item that falls off the quickest. I am good in the plane with a flight instructor, and nervous when alone. I would like to hear more about your story. Where you nervous when you first flew away from the airport alone? N32693

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Brian O'Connor look at the program building your confidence- I’ll do one one that as well ! Thanks for watching!

[@Parr4theCourse]

Hardest....YET, most rewarding thing I've ever done....Over 60 and STILL learning to fly - HA!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I'm catching up to you! 57 on Sunday!!!!

[@Parr4theCourse]

@@Over50andLearningToFly Happy early B'Day, I'm knocking on the door of 63. BUT....., here's to you NOT catching up to me, as that would mean???? So, in 3 years do you change your channel name-HA!

[@brianparkman8183]

@@Parr4theCourse No need to change the name. He'll still be over 50. :)

[@Parr4theCourse]

Brian Parkman True..... I was being facetious-ha!

[@john9663]

Ted, so would you recommend IFR right after PPL rating or taking your time to build a VFR base first? I seem to recall you had a solid base of ~300 hours or so before you took on the IFR challenge. Thoughts?

[@djbred18]

Do it right away! Don’t wait

[@marksill8020]

What was the cost with your own aircraft?

[@djbred18]

A cessna 177 is $50,000 up....usually around $65,000

[@marksill8020]

@@djbred18 I guess what I meant to say was, what was the cost of getting your instrument if you already own your own aircraft? Is it still 50k+?

[@williamfahey4092]

Mark Sill depends on the plane you own. There is an hourly cost even if you own your own plane. Add to that the hourly cost of the CFII. Then there is the coursework. This varies greatly. I like Bold Method and MzeroA. Having said all of that, not even close to $50k. A concentrated course renting a plane is going to be under $12,000 depending on where you live.

[@djbred18]

Mark Sill to piggy back off What William said, with your own airplane, doing part 61 your hourly rate goes down significantly. You’re basically just paying for the instructor hourly rate plus fuel. Better way to go imo.

[@2Greenlid]

So, no one answered the original question, how much or maybe how many hours? Then I can calculate my rental rates & CFI rate, thanks!

[@pavelmatua794]

Very good video! I’m not over 50, even not yet over 30 ;) but really appreciate your video and motivation to fly!

[@stoneguythepilotguy9029]

Well I'm in my 20's and doing my IFR ...this is tough stuff not gonna lie

[@mikeearls126]

Are you a retired guy or a work schedule which allows that kind of time off to dedicate to flying?

[@peterhopkins1785]

I noticed no hood/view limiting device...is that just for the cameras?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

I just stayed on the instruments... I was in and out of actual IMC on this flight so there was no need- Thanks for watching!

[@FlyingJournalism]

Hell yea man°°°!!! Make it happen!!

[@brianparkman8183]

Glad I got mine at 45 in 2002. I'd hate to be training for that now at almost 64. lol. I did a 10 day accelerated after taking 23 years to get my private ('79-2002). Totally agree with you on getting it all at once. I did get my commercial in Sept. '18 though. ME is next.

[@57eleven1]

Wow! I’m 57. Just got my license current again after 12 years down and it took me 13 years to get me PPL. I’ve not heard of a 10 day course. I’ll look into that. Thx

[@brianparkman8183]

@@57eleven1 Yeah, just Google 'accelerated instrument rating' or something like that. There's many out there, from 7 days to 2 weeks. I know this guy that does one in NC once a month (I dan an IPC with him), but he stays pretty booked. obxflight.com And here is his blog page with those he's trained. obxflight.blogspot.com

[@andrecandrade]

👏👏👏

[@ruslanulko8195]

How much did you pay for IFR?

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

about 6500

[@ruslanulko8195]

Over 50 and Learning To Fly! Thank You for your prompt answer

[@jaimerabins7183]

I got my ppl in 98 took 2 years and $8000. I got my IFR last year in 2 months and $1500 all in. I used the King written course and took the exam before I started IFR training. King also has a check ride video, I highly recommend it. The key is to find an instructor who has availability and is not going to squeeze you for every dollar. The way I saved money, was after a few hours we did a cross country, after that the rest of my flights were cross country’s so I could get 2 to 3 hours for each event. It only takes 15 hours of dual, the rest of the hours you can fly with a safety pilot. P.S. the ppl cost includes aircraft rental, my IFR does not.

[@mattbasford6299]

How do you stop your life? Job and family responsibilities don't go away.

[@brennenfitzgerald]

Matt Basford being rich has its advantages, I take it.

[@xAKALISx]

Yeah.. being over 30, still priced out of the housing market, married, and with a 5 month old has loads of limitations. Especially being my folks made the same I do when they were 20 years younger. That pilot salary would be a game changer. Getting there is a whole different story