Using SP to as a route to an instrument rating.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:44 pm
Let's say a student started flight training with the intention of advancing as quickly as possible to a commercial pilot. My reading of the regulations indicate he (or she) would be be better off to get an SP ticket first, so he could immediately start logging time as PIC for an instrument rating. I also don't see any prohibition on taking instrument training as a SP, you just can't take the test until you have advanced through the PPL. Is this actually a possibility? Has anyone done it? It seems like it could save the student a few thousand dollars over starting with a PPL.
Ron (who has no intentions to do this, just curious.)
Ron (who has no intentions to do this, just curious.)