Instrument Rating Program
Fly in clouds, low visibility, and IFR airspace. The Instrument Rating is your ticket to all-weather flying and a prerequisite for your Commercial certificate.
What is an Instrument Rating?
Your instrument rating will allow you to fly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) or IFR required airspace of the Air Traffic Control system. This opens up a huge range of flying that would otherwise be off-limits under Visual Flight Rules alone.
At GPA, your training combines real aircraft time in our Cessna 172 fleet with hours in our FAA-approved flight simulator — keeping costs down while building the precision skills IFR flying demands.
Comprehensive online ground school is included with your package. Study at your own pace and arrive at each flight lesson prepared. Our instructors cover IFR procedures, weather interpretation, approaches, and ATC communications.
Prerequisites
Fly in Any Weather
Add your Instrument Rating in just 6–8 weeks. Training 5 days/week at KVDF, Tampa.
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