OK, I've been out of instructing for awhile. I have agreed to help a friend of mine get his airplane IFR. He has SEL, and Comm Rotorcraft, no IFR time.
After reviewing the latest FAR's, I see it this way: He needs 40 hours actual or simulated, which could be in either airplanes or helicopters, which could be with a safety pilot. Of that he needs 15 hours of IFR instruction in airplanes with 3 in prep for the test, and a 250 mile flight under IFR.
Of course this is just what the FAR's require, unless I'm reading them wrong. What he will really need in practice may be another story.
Comments?
After reviewing the latest FAR's, I see it this way: He needs 40 hours actual or simulated, which could be in either airplanes or helicopters, which could be with a safety pilot. Of that he needs 15 hours of IFR instruction in airplanes with 3 in prep for the test, and a 250 mile flight under IFR.
Of course this is just what the FAR's require, unless I'm reading them wrong. What he will really need in practice may be another story.
Comments?