Pilot Services
Instrument Proficiency Check / IPC
Restore instrument proficiency through focused ground and flight work in a modern glass cockpit.
Program at a glance
- Structured around 14 CFR § 61.57(d) and current instrument ACS tasks
- Initial discussion of recency, experience, and the IFR missions you intend to fly
- Ground review plus aircraft or approved-device work as appropriate
- Holding, intercepting and tracking, approaches, missed approaches, and abnormal scenarios
- Debrief and endorsement when required standards are met
The training roadmap
1. Assess Current Proficiency
- Review instrument experience and recency
- Discuss aircraft, avionics, and typical missions
- Identify the most important gaps before flying
2. Refresh IFR Systems
- Weather, alternates, and fuel planning
- Clearances, charts, regulations, and lost communications
- Garmin flight planning and mode awareness
3. Fly the Core Tasks
- Basic instrument control and unusual attitudes
- Holding, course interception, and tracking
- Precision and nonprecision approach operations
4. Integrate Real-World Scenarios
- ATC reroutes and changing runways
- Missed approaches, failures, and workload
- Decision-making under changing weather and equipment conditions
More than three approaches
An IPC is designed to demonstrate broad instrument proficiency, not merely accumulate recent-experience events. We connect the required tasks into complete IFR scenarios.
Use automation deliberately
Practice programming, verifying, monitoring, and intervening with the G3X Touch, GTN 650Xi, flight director, and autopilot while preserving confident hand-flying.
Leave with a proficiency plan
The debrief identifies what is ready for real-world IFR now and what deserves additional practice after the check.