| Private pilots seeking to obtain an Instrument Rating | | | | use a simulator to log instrument training time in lieu of |
| may already be aware that the Federal Aviation | | | | time spent in an actual aircraft: |
| Administration (FAA) permits you to log 20 hours of | | | | - Instrument flight simulator software programs pretty |
| dual instruction time in training in an instrument flight | | | | much replicate, down to the minutest detail, the |
| simulator toward your instrument rating. | | | | appearance, the behavior, and the performance of the |
| You can spend more than 20 hours using a simulator. | | | | real world counterparts of the virtual aircraft they are |
| However only a maximum of 20 hours is all that is | | | | programmed with. |
| allowed to apply toward your rating. Those 20 hours | | | | - Instrument flight simulator software can help you |
| must be spent with an instructor. And they must be | | | | offset the costs of flight training, since using a simulator |
| spent using an FAA approved flight simulation program. | | | | is obviously a lot cheaper than renting an aircraft to go |
| At the same time, you are encouraged to use any | | | | flying. So why not take advantage of as much |
| instrument flight simulator software program for your | | | | simulator time as you can? Besides, the more time you |
| home PC, to maximize the amount of time you get to | | | | spend practicing on the simulator, the less time you will |
| practice and perfect your instrument flying skills. There | | | | need to spend repeating and reviewing concepts while |
| are couple of reasons why the FAA allows you to | | | | in the air. |