The IMC rating (instrument meteorological conditions) is a very useful rating to add to your PPL. It allows you to fly in reduced weather minima legally allowing you to take advantage of instrument approach procedures at suitably equipped airfields. It could save you a fortune in hotel bills and days off work if you become stranded miles from home, or even abroad.

The course is a minimum of 15 hours of dual flight training plus a written exam and flight test. It covers flying on instruments both full and limited panel, general handling with sole reference to instruments before going onto instrument approaches and holding patterns. Durham Tees Valley has all the required approach and radar aids to carry out the course locally without costly positioning flights that you might encounter at other airfields.

The course is a post PPL course and you do need to have some hours logged as P1 prior to commencing training. For further details please contact us to discuss your requirements.