While this element is an integral part of instrument flying, flying approaches over and over again in preparation for the check ride doesn’t lend itself to the real world of IFR flying.

For you to fly in the system under IFR rules, the FAA mandates that you have completed a minimum of six approaches, tracked radials and done at least one hold within the past six calendar months.

In Part 1, we discussed how there’s a significant difference between flying a circling approach in training and flying one in the real world.