API Instrument aviation school. For your instrument training, a flight simulator is utilized to explain and introduce
you to a procedure, and then you practice that procedure in an aircraft. Our flight school is located at Chicago Midway
Airport in Illinois, which has a Control Tower so you will receive invaluable real world instrument training in a
real world professional environment.
Instrument Rating
If you wish to learn, then learn from the best
What
is involved in acquiring an Instrument Rating ?
- An
Instrument Rating means you are certified to fly in poor weather
conditions solely by reference to the airplane's flight instruments without
having visual contact with the ground
- You
must have at least a Private Pilot Certificate before you can become an
Instrument Rated Pilot
- You
must be at least 17 years old to be awarded your Instrument Rating
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Your
need 40 hours of training, which is a combination of ground simulator,
and actual flight time
- You
will receive 10 hours of training in an Elite PCATD simulator, 15
hours in an airplane with an Instrument Flight Instructor, and 15
hours of flying with a safety pilot
- There
are three exams that you must successfully pass to acquire your Instrument
Rating
- The
exams consist of: a written, an oral, and an actual flight test
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The written exam,
also called a knowledge exam, requires a score of 70% or higher to pass
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You will be required
to pass an oral exam administered by an FAA flight examiner on the day of
your flight test
- The
flight test is an actual flight whereby you demonstrate your
instrument flying abilities to an FAA examiner
Why
is A P I your best choice to learn how to fly instruments ?
Experience
- Only a few schools
in the country can boast they have been training pilots for over 5 decades
-
API
trains both Private Pilots and Professional Pilots
to become Instrument
Rated Pilots.
- We
can boast that our students are taught to fly instruments in some of the
world's busiest airspace.
- We
have hundreds of thousands of hours of experience with our programs
Simplicity
- API' training is based the
copywrited procedures called CST and the 6 T's.
- The CST procedure stands for
CONTROLS + SCAN + THROTTLE.
- The pilot uses hand and foot
CONTROLS to get the airplane to fly as
desired.
- The pilot uses a SCAN of
flight and navigation instruments to stay on
course.
- The
pilot uses the THROLLE to make desired airspeed
adjustements when needed.
- The 6 T's is a
systematic mental checklist so the pilot confirms all
IFR procedures have been performed.
- API's training procerdures
work universally for the private, commercial and airline pilots.
Location
- Learning to fly at
Chicago Midway Airport is invaluable
-
In the Unites States, all major cities that have airports, will have Control
Towers
-
To
be able to utilize all the airports, in addition to knowing how to fly an
airplane, you also have to know how to communicate with the air traffic
controllers
- The
controls towers have controllers responsible for the efficient and safe
movement of all aircraft traffic on and around an airport
-
Training
at API will teach you the proper procedures to communicate with the
air traffic controllers and radar controllers
-
An
airport that has a control tower creates an extremely safe, and
efficient environment because there is an additional staff of individuals
coordinating the flow of traffic
-
Smaller
airports do not have control towers so it is very difficult to understand
and practice your communication skills with air traffic controllers
-
Learning
to fly at Midway Airport gives you the confidence to use other major
airports because you are well versed, and familiar in using proper radio procedures
Ground
Training
- API
uses state of the art interactive DVD home study training courses
which are compatible for use with either a computer, personal DVD player, or television
-
The
courses allow you progress at your own rate while studying at home
-
The
DVD course will present the information to you as if you were watching
a movie
- Old
large classroom style instruction has become
obsolete, and inefficient
-
The
course is interactive to make sure that you are understanding the material
presented to you
-
Included
in the DVD course is a text book with has the actual written exam
questions with answers and explanations
- One
on one private ground instruction is also provided for any subject areas that
you would prefer additional assistance
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API
Instrument aviation school. For your instrument training, a flight simulator is
utilized to explain and introduce you to a procedure, and then you
practice that procedure in an aircraft. Our flight school is located at Chicago
Midway Airport in Illinois. Learning to fly at an FAA Control Towered airport
gives you invaluable real world instrument aviation training. Learn to fly at
API flight school. |
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