Instrument rating training is possible in a properly equipped LSA, but the aircraft must meet stricter requirements than those for a private rating (e.g., certified engine, specific instrumentation).

Tecnam's P-Mentor, a two-seat, single-engine aircraft, received EASA type certification, designed for flight training from initial flight to instrument rating. The P-Mentor boasts a fuel-efficient ...

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced an Instrument Rating Program for Cirrus pilots as a way for pilots to enhance their flight skills. It also serves to further training progression toward those working ...

"The Cirrus Instrument Rating Program represents our commitment to safety and growing the Personal Aviation industry," said Zean Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer of Cirrus. "To date, Cirrus Approach ...

The FAA talks about view-limiting devices being used during instrument training but doesn't fully explain why they are necessary. Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying ...

That advanced training simulator leverages Lockheed Martin’s AMorphic Appearance Zero-Projector (AMAZE) – a fully domed, ...

As a child, Curtis Erickson of Savage was fascinated with the air mail pilots who buzzed over his family's farm during the 1930s in Dawson, Minn. Erickson, a Minnesota aviation pioneer in ...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republic Airways will soon add another ab initio training program to the company’s workforce development initiatives—aircraft dispatcher. Aircraft dispatchers work in ...

Capua, Italy-based general aviation aircraft maker Tecnam has unveiled its new flight training single piston-engine P-Mentor that will make its global debut during Germany’s AERO Friedrichshafen trade ...