Instrument — AirplaneACS synced May 2026

Instrument Rating — Airplane

Fly the system, not the picture. Clearances, holds, and every approach type in the FAA Instrument ACS — taught across Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skill so the scan holds under the hood.

Areas of Operation

Lessons

Hours of ground

$249one-time · lifetime access

All 8 Areas of Operation

22 ACS-mapped lessons

Approach-plate briefing drills

AI tutor (fair-use)

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Knowledge

What the examiner expects you to know cold — regs, systems, aerodynamics.

Risk Management

Identify, assess, and mitigate. The ADM thread the DPE pulls on all day.

Skill

Demonstrate and teach to ACS tolerances from the right seat.

Course outline

Knowledge — recall the standard

Risk Management — identify & mitigate hazards

Skill — demonstrate to ACS tolerances

CFI-mentor AI tutor

Grounded in the ACS — drills you on the standard

What does the standard holding-pattern entry come down to, and what's the timing inbound?

Pick the entry — direct, parallel, or teardrop — off your heading relative to the inbound course. Standard turns are right, and at or below 14,000 ft each leg is timed at 1 MIN inbound. Brief it before the fix, not over it — verify against the current AIM and your CFI.

Checkride Academy's AI tutor is a study aid, not an FAA-authorized source. Always verify against the current ACS, FAR/AIM, and your CFI.