A Competency-Based Instrument Rating or so-called CBIR is a type of instrument rating that focuses on the actual skills and abilities a pilot has developed, rather than just meeting a set number of hours or completing a standardized training course. It is designed to evaluate a pilot’s competence to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) through performance-based assessments, rather than rigid criteria like flight hours or flight tests alone. Rather than just meeting minimal training requirements, pilots demonstrate their proficiency in real-world scenarios, showing how they would handle various IFR situations.
Traditional Instrument Rating often includes a specific number of flight hours and prescribed maneuvers to meet the standard for IFR competency.
Competency-based Instrument Rating focuses on demonstrating the ability to perform tasks under instrument conditions, regardless of the number of hours or particular maneuvers flown.
To enroll into the competency-based instrument rating training you have to meet general requirements such as:
Up to 35 hours of flight training with instrument instructor may be credited towards the 45 hours. Thus as less as only 10 hours needs to be completed in pilot.style flight school.
Up to 30 hours of flight training with instrument instructor may be credited towards the 40 hours. Thus as less as only 10 hours needs to be completed in our flight school
The content of the competency-based instrument rating is very similar to the conventional modular instrument rating. However the differences are mainly in the way how the competences are achieved.
Selected maneouvers to be mastered by you for
Upon the completion of your training, you will get your Instrument Rating endorsement, so you will have to exercise the instrument rating privileges without any limitations.
The ICAO to EASA instrument rating conversion is followed by the IR Skill test with EASA Instrument Rating Examiner. The validity of the EASA Instrument Rating is 1 year. To revalidate your Instrument Rating you need to comply with FCL.625.IR(b).
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