I traded in the formal ground school for the King CD's and the Jepp
Comm/Instrument text. Combine those with reading the AIM and you've got it.
Scored an 88 (92 on the PP Written after a formal ground school). So it can
definitely be done.

Suggest that you talk with your CFII so that they can also grill you some.
Good luck. It's terrific training and you'll wonder why they let you fly
without it when you're done.

--
Patrick Flynn
Sammamish, WA
79 Tiger N4543A KRNT

"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
m...
[Sorry for not reading the FAQ first...]

As a soon-to-be-minted private pilot, what are the experiences of
others concerning instrument training and self-teaching?

I don't have a problem flying with my current flight school to get the
hours, but I question the need for their formal ground school and the
requisite pile of books.

I'm an engineer and have been studying instrument flight for a few
years, so I'm I'm thinking about some kind of self-paced computer
training to augment the dual time. Any pointers?

Thanks -Scott