I'm Missing Something

[06HeliMAN]

Why is the FAA wanting to exempt Robinson products from being used for fulfilling the crosscountry requirements for becoming instrument rated? Isn't it legal to train IFR and fly IFR in an aircraft so long as actual conditions are VFR? Sorry for my ignorance.

[Mark_]

Hmmm....I hadn't heard that. Sounds fishy to me.

 

Mark

[06HeliMAN]

That's what I was told by three instuctors. I don't seem to be able to find any information on it online. Maybe it's not true?

[Mark_]

Maybe check over at Vertical Reference to get answers from guys in the States Heliman.

 

Mark

[06HeliMAN]

Thanks

[Amphibious]

I did my IFR in an R22 IFR trainer while in the US, sounds like BS to me.

[Elan Head]

I would be interested in knowing more about this, too, if anyone has any details? I have an instrument proficiency check scheduled in Arizona next week — in an R22. I'll ask about it then.

 

What are the instrument training requirements like in Canada? I know that in Australia, while you can do a certain amount of your IFR training in sims/smaller helos, you have to take your instrument checkride in an IFR-certified aircraft (which means having an endorsement in said aircraft, which puts an instrument rating financially out of reach for most pilots who don't have company sponsorship). While there's certainly a lot of systems knowledge you miss out on training in an R22, it seems like a cost-effective way of practicing the procedural aspects of IFR. Thoughts?

[Ryan]

What are the instrument training requirements like in Canada?

 

40 hours sim time & 40 hours flight time

-of that flight time only 5 hours need be in a helicopter, the rest can be in a plane to save money, don't need any fixed wing experience or licence either!

-the IFR ride can be in a VFR-only machine that has a full IFR panel, like an R22 or whatever.

[Elan Head]

Thanks for the info!

[06HeliMAN]

One fixed-wing school told me they would not even being training me IFR in a plane until I had become fixed-winged rated. Of course I went somewhere else. I don't think the have made a ruling on this yet Elan Head so hurry up!