Welcome Guest. Sign in or Signup

2 Answers

Instrument Written Endorsement

Asked by: 10678 views , ,
Instrument Rating

Can I take an IFR written test without any endorsement? I am thinking of flying to Florida for the IFR training on G1000 equipped aircraft but if possible they recommend already having passed the knowledge test.

Ace Any FAA Written Test!
Dauntless Aviation's GroundSchool series of apps are the smart pilot's choice for fast and effective FAA knowledge test prep.
Actual, up-to-date FAA questions Polished user experience
Best explanations in the business Free lifetime updates!
Private Pilot IFR Commercial Pilot CFI ATP Sport Pilot Sport Pilot Instructor Parachute Rigger Aviation Mechanic (A&P)
You can get the app now and be studying right away. Available for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android.

2 Answers



  1. Gary Moore on Aug 06, 2010

    You will need an endorsement to take the IFR written test – but they are very easy to come by. Most any instructor would likely be happy to do it.

    +1 Votes Thumb up 2 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes



  2. Richard Hages on Aug 12, 2010

    As an active instructor I would definitely not sign off a student for the instrument written if I did not think he was ready/able to pass the test. This reflects poorly on both the flight instructor and the students records. Taking this into account I wouldn’t expect just ANY flight instructor to be willing to give you the written endorsement.

    61.65(b) A person who applies for an instrument rating must have recieved and logged ground training from an authorized instructor or accomplished a home-study course…

    Unless that instructor has personally given you that ground training or you can show that you’ve completed a home-study course I would not expect him to give you the endorsement.

    But on the up-side there are many home study courses out there, many of which will give you a printed endorsement upon completion. Check out ASA and Gleim’s options.

    Hope that helps

    +2 Votes Thumb up 2 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes


Answer Question

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute constructively to this forum in answering flight training questions. If you are a flight instructor or represent a flight school / FBO offering flight instruction, you are welcome to include links to your site and related contact information as it pertains to offering local flight instruction in a specific geographic area. Additionally, direct links to FAA and related official government sources of information are welcome. However we thank you for your understanding that links to other sites or text that may be construed as explicit or implicit advertising of other business, sites, or goods/services are not permitted even if such links nominally are relevant to the question asked.