
Advantages
- Our combined multi-engine rating and instrument rating course allows you to get your rating with the greatest cost efficiency.
- State of the art avionics: Sandel EHSI, Garmin 430, STEC autopilot. Basic panel also in the aircraft for “bare bones” instrument flying.
- IFR Flight Training School Actual Air Taxi flight service: Real world training. Based on availability, students are invited to come on actual air taxi flights.
- Have you been flying in the bush? Ready to upgrade? Been a few years since you flown on wheels? We specialize in upgrade training.
- Streamlined preflight checklist:10 minutes maximum on the ground vs. 30 minutes at some airports. No standard ground charge.
- The Transport Canada regional office is situated only 50 minutes away. Exams are written 5 days a week and flight tests are available on short notice.
- Variety of instrument approach equipped airports in the area, including American instrument approaches.
- Standalone GPS approach on our home base.
- No traffic delays, no instructor delays. Fly with the same instructor.
- Intensive, accelerated training, finish on your own schedule and pace. We will not slow you down! Average time to complete is 2-3 weeks with no previous IFR flight experience.
- Online Ground School: www.pilottraining.ca
- IFR Pilot Training Student can arrive with the written examination complete or we can help you with the ground school. Ground School can be conducted 3 ways. 1) On the internet. 2) One-to-One with a flight instructor. 3) Based on demand, classroom ground school.
- Training delays due to weather are minimized as we are authorized to train in “actual” instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). It is very essential that the candidate see some “cloud time” while doing the instrument rating.
- Coming soon: Stand alone GPS approach at the airport.
- In-house maintenance support. Always hangared.
- Competitive rates $15/night -- no expensive hotel fees
History
Harv’s Air has been conducting IFR training since 1973, we understand what today’s instrument pilot needs are. The key to maximizing the value of your training dollar is to be prepared before turning a propeller. To help you prepare we have a program of system simulators, computer-based training tutorials, online ground school, and computer based flight training devices before you start to fly.
An Instrument Rating makes the difference between a seasoned expert pilot and a talented amateur. With your Instrument Rating, you will no longer be at the mercy of the weather systems. Even with the simplest of Instrument equipped IFR capable aircraft you will have a greater than 90% certainty of departing on time for any trip. Both Private Pilots and Commercial Pilots can add an instrument rating to their list of accomplishments.
Single engine instrument rating course - For current rates, see the airplane rate page.
Multi engine rating course
Multi instrument rating course. - for current rates, see the airplane rate page.
IFR GPS, Sandel HSI, and STEC autopilot online training course. Download the system training and study the online course.
B-95 Documents Check list, emergency checklist, airspeeds.
CARS for the Instrument Rating A -- Compilation of Canadian Aviation Regulations that pertain to the Instrument Rating.
Instrument Flight test standards - PDF file
Instrument Written test guide - PDF file
Background information and info about validly times, and types of instrument ratings, more to come.