Originally Posted by
ackattacker
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.
I'm not too concerned with FAR 61.65. I got all my tickets back when you had to fly more to get them. So you got your Instrument ticket with only 91 hours in an airplane?
Boy, the FAA really has lowered the bar. And yet they wonder why they have more accidents. They've been lowering the bar instead of keeping the standards up, or God forbid, raising them!
Do they still require 250 to get your Commercial, or have they dumbed that down too?