Congrats on the pass. My personal mins are 3 miles and 1000' ceilings for
right now. I only have about 15 hours of actual.

But the "license to learn" thing you mentioned...that more applies to the
private. My DE was a little more cynical. He said the instrument rating,
without superior judgment, is a license to kill yourself.

Fly IFR in VFR conditions for a while and get the procedures down pat.
Don't waste another dime flying under the hood with your instructor. Go out
with him or her in actual IFR conditions and build your actual time up to at
least 10 to 15 hours before venturing out alone. Keep your mins high at
first for solo flight to build you confidence. Mine at first were 1500' and
5 miles for non-precision and 1000' and 3 miles for an ILS. I have to do a
VOR-A to get into my home airport and a circle to land can be tricky.

Good luck and be safe,

Kobra



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Just figured I'd share. It's been interesting reading these
threads as I've been working towards the ticket. Now, to figure out what
my personal mins are while keeping the shiny side up...

As is usually said of a new rating... a "license to learn," I
guess.

-Cory

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