Originally Posted by
Timbo
The PPL requires about 40 hours minimum, the IFR is about 200, so yeah, you will have to get some time under your belt, about 160 hours, just to qualify for the IFR ticket.
Might want to go back and do a little review of FAR 61.65. I realize 1978 was a long time ago. In addition to the PPL, you need 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time including 15 hours of instruction. 20 hours of that 40 can be in a flight training device or simulator.
When I got my instrument rating, back in 2000, I had logged a total of about 80 hours flight time, which is pretty close to the realistic minimum.