Just a couple of clarifications:

61.65(d)(1) At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command, of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes for an instrument—airplane rating;

The Helicopter XC counts and is only 25nm, but part of the 10 in airplanes can be the 250nm trip.

61.65(d)(2)(i) At least 15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor in the aircraft category for which the instrument rating is sought;

Needs 15 hours in the airplane doing IFR training with an instructor


Remind the student no to slow to 60 KIAS on the FAC and the visibility cannot be reduce to 1/4 nm.