Instrument Rating An Instrument rating qualifies a pilot to fly solely by reference to aircraft instruments.  This rating is important for EMS pilots and pilots of off-shore companies who fly during all weather conditions.  It is also required by most insurance companies for commercial flying. The minimum requirements for an Instrument helicopter rating are a Private helicopter certificate and 40 hours of instrument training.  20 of those hours may be completed in a simulator. We recommend combining the training for the Instrument with your commercial training.  By using these 40 hours to build towards the 150 required for the Commercial certificate, will ensure your time and money has been invested as efficiently as possible. We offer two ways to obtain this rating, the Schweizer 300CBi and the Robinson R-44 Raven II. Instrument Pilot Program - Schweizer 300CBi Hours / Qty Price / Hour Total Schweizer 300CBi (Dual Instruction) 20 $300 $6,000 Simulator (Dual Instruction) 20 $150 $3,000 Ground School (One-on-One Instruction) 40 $50 $2,000 Total Cost (Block Rates) As of 3/1/2008 *     $12,000   Instrument Pilot Program - Robinson R-44 Raven II Hours / Qty Price / Hour Total Robinson R-44 Raven II (Dual Instruction) 20 $500 $10,000 Simulator (Dual Instruction) 20 $150 $3,000 Ground School (One-on-One Instruction) 40 $50 $2,000 Total Cost (Block Rates) As of 3/1/2008 *     $15,000   Extra items required to complete course Hours / Qty Price / Hour Total Study Guides, Charts, Books, Supplies   $50 $50 FAA Written Tests 1 $90 $90 FAA Checkride 1 $400 $400 Total Cost As of 3/1/2008     $540 * Place $5,000 on account to qualify for the block rates.  You also quality for our block rates if you use one of our finance partners.  If you want to pay for each flight as you go, there is an additional charge of $20 per hour for the aircraft.  Click here to see our Refund & Block Rate Policy