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).

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 ...

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 ...

"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 Instrument Pilot training struggle is real! I am at the beginning stages of my instrument rating pilot training and it has been a bit of a struggle. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining but ...

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 ...

Piper has launched a pair of "value-priced" entry-level trainers, which are designed to plug a gap in the market from the growing training school sector for aircraft with "optimal acquisition and ...

Ever since the first aircraft was used in battle during the Italo-Turkish War in 1911, aerial superiority has played a decisive role in determining victory on the battlefield. Since then, realistic ...

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

Tecnam of Italy has launched the EASA CS-23-certified P2008JC NG trainer for flight schools, featuring a fuel-injected Rotax 912 iSc engine and updated avionics.

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 ...