Course Requirements

  • Must hold at least a Private Pilot Certification
  • Must be able to read, write and understand the English language
  • Must have at least a Class 3 FAA Airman Medical Certificate
  • Flight Training Requirements:
    • 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time, of which
      • 15 hours must have been received from an authorized flight instructor
    • Must have 50 hours total of cross-country flight
    • 1 cross-coutry flight conducted along airways or by direct routing from an ATC facility
      • Must have 3 different instrument approaches at 3 different airports with the use of navigation systems.
  • Receive appropriate Ground Instruction
  • Must pass a FAA written exam
  • Must pass a FAA practical exam

Course Pricing

  • Piper PA-28 Warrior 160hp
    • Rental fee per hour: $160
  • Flight Instruction
    • Fee per hour: $60
  • Ground Instruction
    • Fee per hour: $60
  • FAA written exam
    • Average fee: $196
  • FAA practical exam
    • Average fee: $600
Total Average: $11,348
Total is based on an average of 37 hours (20 hours of cross-country) actual or simulated instrument flight training, 20 hours of solo cross-country flight and 20 hours of ground instruction.

How to Get Started


  • Instrument Flight Training
  • Instrument Flight Training

Phoenyx Aviation Academy

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