You’re a frustrated VFR pilot tired of cancelling for low visibility and/or ceiling. Your Instrument Rating is the next logical step — and at CRAFT it’s a 7-day program in the Diamond DA40NG along with the Redbird AATD simulator, solving your frustration.
The FAA lets you log a meaningful chunk of your required instrument time in the Redbird AATD — pure approach reps without burning Hobbs, waiting on ATC, or chasing weather. Most students show up sharp on flight day because the procedure is already in muscle memory.
An IFR student's biggest enemy is repetition cost. In the airplane, one approach + missed + reset eats 30 minutes of Hobbs and a chunk of fuel. In the sim, you can fly the same approach four times in 20 minutes, then hit the airplane with it dialed.
The biggest reason "accelerated" stops being accelerated isn't instruction — it's checkrides. Across much of the country, pilots finish training and then wait six months for a Designated Pilot Examiner. That delay adds cost, stress, and uncertainty.
At CRAFT, DPE availability is built into how the program is planned. Exact timing varies, but checkrides are typically scheduled in weeks, not months — you finish without indefinite waiting.
"Train. Test. Finish."
Accelerated training isn't about rushing. It's about removing the biggest bottleneck in the system.
Tell us your hours, your medical, and your target window. We'll match you with a CFII and a sim-block schedule.