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Instrument Refresher,
an Instrument Proficiency Check Flight Simulator
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Which desktop flight simulator is best for me?
IP Trainer —
For the not-yet-instrument-rated pilot. Perfect for anyone with 20 hours or less in their instrument rating curriculum.
On Top —
For instrument-rated pilots who want a versatile platform to practice instrument procedures in their own aircraft, practice decision making skills in IMC, and for use in orientation to approaches and routes as part of their preflight preparations. Perfect for the
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instrument-rated pilot flying high performance, twin, or various single-engine aircraft.
Instrument Refresher: An IPC Simulator —
For an instrument-rated pilot who wants to practice the maneuvers required for instrument
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currency and wants the ability to refine skills before taking an Instrument Proficiency Check with a live instructor. Perfect for instrument-rated pilots who don't get to fly on the gauges as much as they'd like and could use some occasional dual time.
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Features of Instrument Refresher: an IPC Simulator
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Interactive Lessons.
This program's lesson technology covers all the maneuvers required to maintain instrument currency (per 14 CFR 61.57). The challenges you'll face here include:
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Instrument approaches
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Holding procedures
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Intercepting and tracking courses using NAVAIDs
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Unusual attitudes
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Steep turns
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Partial panel
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IFR communications
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and a comprehensive IPC flight.
"Virtual CFII":
Instrument Refresher's built-in CFII guides you with interactive voice prompts and graphical displays, so you know exactly how well you flew your lesson. Your virtual flight instructor will:
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Demonstrate each maneuver or procedure.
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Explain each step as he flies it.
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Prompt you through your first attempts at it.
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Watch as you practice, stopping if you stray too far from the minimums outlined in the Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards.
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Talk to you, as well as an entire cast of ATC personalities including Ground Control, Clearance Delivery, ATIS, Tower, and Approach and Departure Control.
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In addition to this program's comprehensive tutorial, use its aerodynamically-accurate Cessna 172 to practice instrument approaches and procedures in the airspace you fly in, giving you a chance to tax your flying skills at a low "per flight hour" cost ? which helps you keep your complete focus on the instrument panel:
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Comprehensive worldwide database included, with airports, airways, NAVAIDs, intersections, and fixes.
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Realistic instrument failures help you maximize your emergency procedures training.
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Set the weather conditions to practice flying to minimums, executing missed approaches, navigating with winds and turbulence, and decision-making skills in IMC.
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Use both the profile and plan views to evaluate your flight track, backup, and re-fly under different conditi
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