I got my instrument rating about a few years ago at Hawaii Flight
Academy. It is on the Big Island (two locations, Kona and Hilo) and was
Sporty's Academy - Hawaii at the time. It was a good deal. The price
includes all flight and ground instruction, you must have passed the
written before attending, you should also have your cross-country time
flown. Tuition also includes the hotel room. The course is nominally 14
days.

Instruction was first rate. Having experienced several flight schools
over the years, I haven't encountered any as professional as Hawaii
Flight Academy's.

It is definitely an intense course so the more you can do to hone your
flight precision before you go, the easier it'll be when you put the
foggles on. A good (not just written test passing) understanding of the
material also lets you concentrate more on the flying.

The reason to go to Hawaii Flight Academy is the excellent training. You
can enjoy Hawaii before or after your training and, if you travel with
someone, they can enjoy the place while you're flying. Made it a lot
easier to sell my wife on the idea.

In foggles, Hawaii looks about the same as Nebraska. Two main
differences. Once, my instructor had me pop the foggles off because we
were flying over a whale. Even from the air, it was big. Also, off
field landings are usually not feasible because of the volcanic nature
of the islands. You will always be wearing an inflatable life vest
because the engine out procedure would about 99% of the time be a ditching.

Good luck.

JJF

Peter Bauer wrote:
Hi there,

does anybody has experience in doing the IFR-Rating on the isles of Hawaii ?
(especially Oahu) ?

Thanks

Peter