### Instrument Rating Airplane Single-Engine, Lesson Plan Outline > [!note] "Lessons" will often consist of multiple ground and/or flight sessions. > [!note] Relevant ground school or home study content to prep before each lesson can be found in [[~ IRA Pre-Lesson Reading]]. #### Stage I: Flight by Reference to Instruments [[IRA1.1 Introduction and Roadmap]] [[IRA1.2 Instruments and Attitude Flying]] [[IRA1.3 Instrument Maneuvers]] [[IRA1.4 Ground-Based Navigation]] [[IRA1.5 Satellite Navigation]] [[IRA1.6 Holding Patterns and Entries]] #### Stage II: Instrument Charts and Approaches [[IRA2.1 Charts and Approach Plates]] [[IRA2.2 Instrument Approach Fundamentals]] [[IRA2.3 Flight Planning and Communications]] [[IRA2.4 RNAV (GPS) Approaches]] [[IRA2.5 ILS + LOC Approaches]] [[IRA2.6 VOR + DME + Circling Approaches]] [[IRA2.7 Departures and Arrivals]] #### Stage III: Weather, Lost Comms, and Checkride Prep [[IRA3.1 IFR Weather and Weather Services]] [[IRA3.2 Partial Panel and Unusual Attitudes]] [[IRA3.3 Lost Communications]] [[IRA3.4 Review and Checkride Prep]] #### Appendices [[IRA.A Instrument Rating Flight Experience Requirements]] [[IRA.B IFR Endorsements]] [[IRA.C Important References to Study]] [[IRA.D Kneeboard Cheatsheets]] [[IRA.E Sample Instrument Approach Circuits for Bay Area]] [[IRA.F Beyond Your Instrument Rating]] #### Logbook Phraseology [[~ IRA Required Logbook Phraseology]] ### Blocks of Learning ![[~ IRA Blocks of Learning.png]] > [!warning] This image is manually updated and may not match the latest lesson plans. It was last updated on July 4, 2026.