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Requirements to be eligible for an instrument rating:
- You must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
- You must hold at least a private pilot helicopter license.
- You must pass the written knowledge test the instrument rating, unless you already hold an instrument rating for another category of aircraft.
- You must complete the aeronautical and ground instruction requirements with a Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument (CFII).
- You must pass an oral and practical test (checkride).
Aeronautical experience required for an instrument rating:
- At least 50 hours PIC cross-country time.
- At least 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.
- At least 15 hours of instrument flight training in helicopters.
- At least 3 hours in instrument training within the preceding 60 days before the checkride
- At least 1 cross-country flight conducted under Instrument Flight Rules, that is at least 100nm, includes an instrument approach at each airport, and includes 3 different kinds of instrument approaches.
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