Instrument Rating
NO Prior Airplane or Aircraft Experience is Required to Earn a Helicopter License.
Required Private Pilot Flight Training Experience. Ref FAR 61.109 (c)
40 Hours (Minimum) Total Pilot Time in Helicopters Must Include:
Helicopter Instrument Instructor (CFII) Rating Requirements
The Helicopter Instrument Instructor (CFII) Rating will allow you to teach other helicopter pilots to fly by reference to instruments, making you more employable as both an instructor and pilot.
NO Prior Airplane or Aircraft Experience is Required to Earn a Helicopter License.
Required Private Pilot Flight Training Experience. Ref FAR 61.109 (c)
40 Hours (Minimum) Total Pilot Time in Helicopters Must Include:
- Must Posses at Least a Private Pilot Rating
- Must Read, Write, Understand, and Speak English
- Must have Logged at Least 50 hours of Cross-Country Pilot-in-Command (PIC) Flight Time
- Must Pass an FAA Written Instrument "Knowledge Test" (Prior to Taking FAA Practical Flight Test)
- Complete 40 hours Minimum Instrument Flight Time, 15 hours of which must be in a helicopter
- Complete one (1) 100-nautical-mile instrument cross-country instructional flight which includes at least 3 different instrument approaches at 3 different airports
- Must Pass an FAA Instrument Oral and Practical Flight Test (Checkride)
Helicopter Instrument Instructor (CFII) Rating Requirements
The Helicopter Instrument Instructor (CFII) Rating will allow you to teach other helicopter pilots to fly by reference to instruments, making you more employable as both an instructor and pilot.
- Must Hold a Helicopter Instrument Rating
- Must Complete the FAA's Helicopter Instrument Instructor Written "Knowledge Test"
- Must Complete 3 hours Minimum Instrument Flight Training in a Helicopter in the 60 days Prior to the CFII Checkride
- Must Pass an FAA CFII Instrument Oral and Practical Flight Test (Checkride)