Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA
Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

Imagine Your Instrument Rating in Five 3-Day Sessions

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Cirrus Instrument Rating Concierge Program

Five 3-day sessions.

Scheduled around your life. Weekdays, weekends, or any combination that works for you.

This Program Includes:

  • Up to 8 hours of ground instruction
  • Up to 22 hours of total flight time, including checkride
  • Up to 20 hours of dual instruction in our Cirrus ALSIM ALSRG7
  • Up to 70 hours of instructor time
  • Purchase Official Cirrus Instrument Rating Program

You'll train in your aircraft or one of ours.

The logistics? We handle them. Lodging arranged. Airport transport provided. You show up ready to fly.

Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

Your Training Breakdown

22 hrs
Flight Time (checkride included)
20 hrs
ALSIM G7 Simulator Sessions
8 hrs
Ground Instruction
70 hrs
One-on-One Instructor Time

What You Get

Total Schedule Flexibility

Five 3-day sessions scheduled around your commitments. Train when it works for you.

Factory-Certified Instructors

Your CSIP or TCI knows your panel, your systems, and your aircraft inside out.

Zero Logistics Hassle

We arrange lodging and airport transport for every session. You focus on flying.

Official Cirrus Instrument Rating Program

The same syllabus Cirrus uses to certify their factory pilots. 78 Videos & 59 Ground Lessons at your convenience.

Your Cirrus or Ours

Fly your G5, G6, G7 -
SR20, SR22, or SR22T.

Don't own one yet? Train in our fleet.

Checkride Included

Session 5 ends with your practical test. All checkride flight time is built in.
Investment: $24,985 in our fleet
$17,180 in your aircraft
+ Checkride Examiner Fee + Official Cirrus Instrument Rating Program
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Additional Program

CFII Certification

Cirrus SR20 G7 — For Instrument Instructors
Add Cirrus instrument instructor certification to your credentials. This 5-day program prepares you for your CFII checkride.

5-Day Footprint:

8 hours of classroom instruction
Up to 6 hours flight time (including checkride)
Up to 8 hours ALSIM G7 simulator training

What's Covered:

Cirrus-specific systems, avionics integration, instructional technique on Garmin Perspective Touch+, emergency procedures, and CAPS decision-making.
Investment: $5,895 + checkride examiner fee
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The MCA Advantage

Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

ALSIM ALSR G7

You'll train in one of only three ALSIM G7 simulators in the U.S. with real Garmin Perspective Touch+ avionics that match your Cirrus exactly. Twenty hours of simulator work builds proficiency faster and safer than aircraft-only training.
Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

DPE-Designed Training

This program was designed by Steve Buchenroth, a Designated Pilot Examiner who has conducted over 3,000 checkrides. He knows the standards and has designed a 15-day program that will lead you to success.
Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

Certified Training

Your CSIP / TCI holds Cirrus factory certification. Cirrus Instrument Rating Program - 78 Videos & 59 Ground Lessons completed at your convenience.
Steve Buchenroth, Founder: DPE, ATP, CFII/MEI, CSIP, 6 Jet Type Ratings

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Joti Buchenroth, our Cirrus Relationship Manager, will respond ASAP!
or call (801) 787-6446 to schedule!

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Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA
Midwest Corporate Air | Instrument Rating COPA

Requirements

Multi-Engine Private or Commercial
(Added Rating)

Course Requirements:
  • Must hold a Private Cerfitcate
  • A valid Medical or Basic Med
  • Be US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

ALSIM ALSR G7 - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

Flight 1 Tec G6 Sim - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

SR22 6x

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

SR20 G7x

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

SR20 G7

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

SR20 G6

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Requirements

ALSIM ALSR G7 - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Flight 1 Tec G6 Sim - SR20, SR22, SR22t

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR22 6x

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G7x

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G7

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

SR20 G6

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Instrument

Course Requirements:
  • Minimum 50 hours of Pilot in Command cross country
  • Minimum 40 hours of simulated/actual instrument time
  • Minimum 15 hours of flight instruction from a CFII
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Private

Course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 17 years old
  • Minimum of 40 hours of flight time
  • Minimum of 20 hours of dual instruction
  • Minimum of 10 hours of solo flight
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Private

Diamond DA20 - $192 hr
Diamond DA40 - $225 hr
+ $65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid after each flight**

$1,200 - checkride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Requirements

Commercial

Course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Minimum of 250 hours of flight time (50 hours of this may come from an AATD simulator) (100 hrs in powered aircraft, 50 hrs in airplanes, 100 hrs as pilot in command - which 50 hrs must be cross-country flight time)
  • Commercial pilots must hold an instrument rating, or be restricted to flying for hire only in daylight, under visual flight rules (VFR), within 50 miles of the originating airport
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Commercial

Diamond Aircraft
$192 hr - Diamond DA20
$225 hr - Diamond DA40
+$65 hr - instruction (flight and ground)
+ $90 hr - AATD flight simulator


Cirrus Aircraft
$335 hr - Cirrus SR20-G6
$355 hr - Cirrus SR20-G7
$475 hr - Cirrus SR22-G6

$600 (estimated) - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your checkride

$1,200 - checkride ( paid in cash directly to the examiner)

Pricing

ATP-Multi Engine

$7,490+ tax ($337.13)

Security Deposit
$1,000

Checkride: $2,000

Overage:
$450/hr for aircraft (DA42)
$65/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit will have a 3% credit card processing fee added.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $2,000 Flight Examiner's fee (separate and must be paid in cash to the examiner)

Requirements

ATP - Multi Engine

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must hold a Commercial Certificate
  • A Valid Medical or Basic Med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
  • Must be at least 23 (21 with restricted ATP) years old
  • Minimum of 1,500 hrs of flight time, must include 500 hrs of cross-country flight time, 100 hrs of night flying, and 75 hrs in actual or simulated instrument flight conditions
  • Must have a commercial certificate and an instrument rating
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Requirements

Multi Engine Instructor - MEI

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial AMEL certificate, an instrument rating, and a CFI Certificate
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Must have 8.4hrs of multiengine PIC prior to starting the program and a total of 15hrs multiengine PIC prior to taking the MEI checkride.
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFII

$5,895 - SR 20-G7

Price:
$5,895 + tax $315.38
Based on Cirrus SR20-G7

Security Deposit
$1,000

Checkride Fee:
$1,200 Checkride fee

Overage:
SR20 G7 $425/hr


$65/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit card will have a 3% processing fee added.

**We no longer conduct CFII training in a DA40 Diamond Star or a DA-42 Diamond Twin-Star
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $1,200 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Requirements

Certified Flight Instructor - CFII

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial certificate, an instrument rating, and a CFI Certificate
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Certified Flight Instructor - CFI

Pricing
$7,650 - Diamond DA20
$7,650 - Diamond DA40
$9,450 - SR 20-G7

Price:
$7650 + tax ($183.06)
Based on Diamond DA20/40

$9450 + tax ($286.38)
Based on SR 20-G7

Security Deposit
$1,000

Checkride Fee:
$1,500

Balance due at the start of training

Overage:
DA40 $245/hr
SR20 G7 $425/hr

$65/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit card will have a 3% processing fee added.
**Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you start training**

The $1,500 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Requirements

Certified Flight Instructor - CFI

Pre-course Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must hold a commercial certificate and an instrument rating
  • Must hold a current Class III medical or basic med
  • Be a US Citizen with a Passport or Birth Certificate with a government issued ID
  • TSA Approval is required for foreign pilots
*Note*
You must have your ORIGINAL pilot certificate, medical certificate, with passport or birth certificate and government id

Pricing

Commercial

Diamond Aircraft
$195 hr (effective 5/1/25) - Diamond DA20
$225 hr (effective 5/1/25) - Diamond DA40
+ $60 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

Cirrus Aircraft
$225hr - Cirrus SR20-G2
$335 hr - Cirrus SR20-G6
$350 hr - Cirrus SR20-G7
$475 hr - Cirrus SR22-G6
+ $75 hr - TCI instruction (Cirrus)
or $100 hr - CSIP instruction (Cirrus)

$600 - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)
($140 - medical exam (average rate, paid directly to examiner)
Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your checkride
$1,200 (effective 5/1/25) - checkride ( paid in cash directly to the examiner)

Pricing

Instrument

$225 hr (effective 5/1/25) - Diamond DA40
+ $60 hr - Instruction (flight and ground)
+ $75 hr -AATD flight simulator

$225hr - Cirrus SR20-G2
$335 hr - Cirrus SR20-G6
$350 hr - Cirrus SR20-G7
$475 hr - Cirrus SR22-G6
+$75 hr - TCI instruction (Cirrus)
or $100 hr - CSIP instruction (Cirrus)

$600 - books and supplies
($140 - Medical Exam(average rate, paid to the physician)

Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your checkride
$1,200 (effective 5/1/25) - checkride fee (paid in cash directly to the examiner)

Pricing

Private Pilot

Current: $155/hr ------- $195 hr (effective 5/1/2025) - Diamond DA20
+ $60 hr - instruction (flight and ground)

$600 - books and supplies (includes King Schools Video Course)

Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your check ride
$1,000 - check-ride (paid in cash only directly to examiner)

Pricing

Diamond DA42
$5,950 - MEI

Price:
Tax: $254.48
Total: $6204.48
Checkride fee : $1200
Security Deposit
$1,000

Remaining balance due at the start of the training

Overage:
$450/hr for aircraft (DA42)
$65/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit will have a 3% credit card processing fee added.


The $1000 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

MEI Accelerated

Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your check-ride

The $1500 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your check ride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Pricing

CFI 

$7,450 - Diamond DA20/DA40
$7,780 - SR20-G2
$8,880 - SR 20-G6
$8,990 - SR 20-G7
$10,280 - SR 22-G6

Price:
$7450 + tax ($170)
Security Deposit
$1,000
Remaining Balance:
$6,620 (due at the start of the training - based upon Diamond Aircraft Pricing)
+$1,500 Checkride fee

Overage:
Current rate per aircraft selected by student, $65/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit will have a 3% credit card processing fee added.

CFII Accelerated

$4,950 - Diamond DA20 /DA40
$5,148 - SR20-G2
$5,808 - SR 20-G6
$6,108 - SR 20-G7
$TBD - SR 22-G1
$6648 - SR 22-G6

Course:
Certified Flight Instructor - Initial Training (ASEL)

Price:
$4950 + tax ($156)
Security Deposit
$1,000
Remaining Balance:
4,106 (due at the start of the training)
+$1,000 Checkride fee

Overage:
$195/hr for DA40 or $335/hr for SR20, $60/hr for instructor

Payments made by credit will have a 3% credit card processing fee added.
Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your check-ride

The $1500 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your check ride and must be paid in cash to the examiner
The $1000 Flight Examiner's fee is separate and is due upon the commencement of your checkride and must be paid in cash to the examiner

Multi-Engine (AMEL)

$5950 + tax ($254.48)
includes course materials, Ground and Flight training

Overage:
$450/hr for DA42

Checkride: $1,200

$1,000 deposit is due upon scheduling,
with full payment of the course paid on the first day of class.

Payments made by credit will have a 3% credit card processing fee added.
Training Account Balance must be paid IN FULL before you may receive your checkride

The $1,200 Flight Examiner's fee (separate and must be paid in cash to the examiner)

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