Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)

Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)

Single Engine Instrument Rating training is one of the first parts of professional aviation. Whilst your PPL and hours will teach you how to fly an aircraft under visual flight rules, the Single Engine Instrument Rating is the basis for flying under instrument flight rules. It is the most important step in the transition from recreational flying to all-weather operations down to IFR minima. The instrument rating is an important milestone on the road to the commercial pilot licence and airline operations, but also a valuable developmental step for the recreational pilot, offering a higher level of safety, standardisation and attitude.

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Following the registration, we will guide you through all the essential steps for a smooth journey so you can start to study right away!

Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)

Single Engine Instrument Rating training is one of the first parts of professional aviation. Whilst your PPL and hours will teach you how to fly an aircraft under visual flight rules, the Single Engine Instrument Rating is the basis for flying under instrument flight rules. It is the most important step in the transition from recreational flying to all-weather operations down to IFR minima. The instrument rating is an important milestone on the road to the commercial pilot licence and airline operations, but also a valuable developmental step for the recreational pilot, offering a higher level of safety, standardisation and attitude.

Are you interested in Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)?

Apply now

Following the registration, we will guide you through all the essential steps for a smooth journey so you can start to study right away!

Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)

Single Engine Instrument Rating training is one of the first parts of professional aviation. Whilst your PPL and hours will teach you how to fly an aircraft under visual flight rules, the Single Engine Instrument Rating is the basis for flying under instrument flight rules. It is the most important step in the transition from recreational flying to all-weather operations down to IFR minima. The instrument rating is an important milestone on the road to the commercial pilot licence and airline operations, but also a valuable developmental step for the recreational pilot, offering a higher level of safety, standardisation and attitude.

Are you interested in Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE)?

Apply now

Following the registration, we will guide you through all the essential steps for a smooth journey so you can start to study right away!

What are the pre-requirements?

  • An applicant for an IR/SE shall be at least 17 years of age.
  • EASA Medical Class II or Class I certificate.
  • ICAO English Level Proficiency – Level 4.
  • EASA Private Pilot Licence.
  • Completed the Night Visual Flight Rating Course.
  • Have completed at least 50 hours cross-country flights as Pilot In Command.
  • IR or CPL or ATPL Theory credit.

Complete the course in 1 month!

Theory Exam

Practical training

Flight Exam

What are the limitations of Instrument Rating / Single Engine (IR/SE) limitations

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The rating is only applicable for single engine aircrafts.

If you do the ATPL theory course, you will be able to use your ATPL certificate to complete the theoretical part of the SEP IR or CPL training.

The theoretical part includes 150 hours of computer-based self-training and tests online. Everything is designed so that you can learn online through distance learning.

LAPL EASA Theoretical Knowledge Course includes the following 7 subjects:

    • Air Law
    • Aircraft General Knowledge Instrumentation
    • Flight Performance and Planning Flight Planning and Monitoring
    • Human Performance and Limitations
    • Meteorology
    • Radio Navigation
    • Communication

Minimum of 50 hours flight training

    • 15 hours on aircraft
    • 35 hours on simulator

At the end of the practical training, an official practical test is required which is a 2 hours test flight covering the training objectives: departure, en-route and approach IFR navigation, holding patterns, precision and non-precision approaches and avoidances.