Inter-State Aviation is an FAA Part 141 Flight Training school, which means Inter-State Aviation has met certain provisions under Part 141 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and obtained their Pilot School Certificate. Below are the requirements a student must meet to become Instrument Rated under Part 141 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

Aeronautical Knowledge

◘ 30 hours of ground training from a certified ground instructor to include:

• Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations for IFR flight operations.

• Appropriate information in the "Aeronautical Information Manual".

• Air traffic control system and procedures for instrument flight operations.

• IFR navigation and approaches by use of navigation systems.

• Use of IFR en route and instrument approach procedure charts.

• Procurement and use of aviation weather reports and forecasts, and the elements of forecasting weather trends on the basis of that information and personal observation of weather conditions.

• Safe and efficient operation of aircraft under instrument flight rules and conditions.

• Recognition of critical weather situations and windshear avoidance.

• Aeronautical decision making and judgment.

• Crew resource management, to include crew communication and coordination.

Flight Training

◘ 35 hours of instrument flight training from a certified flight instructor to include:

- Preflight preparation.

- Preflight procedures.

- Air traffic control clearances and procedures.

- Flight by reference to instruments.

- Navigation systems.

- Instrument approach procedures.

- Emergency operations.

- Postflight procedures.

• One cross-country flight that meets the following requirements:

- Is in the category and class of airplane that the course is approved for, and is performed under IFR.

- Is a distance of at least 250 nautical miles along airways or ATC-directed routing with one segment of the flight consisting of at least a straight-line distance of 100 nautical miles between airports.

- Involves an instrument approach at each airport.

- Involves three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems.