For instrument-rated pilots, staying current is not just a regulation—it’s a critical safety requirement. But maintaining IFR currency doesn’t have to mean battling weather, booking expensive aircraft time, or searching for a safety pilot. With the right flight simulator, you can keep your skills sharp in a convenient, affordable, and highly effective way.

At Solid Ground Aviation’s flight simulator Maryland facility, we help pilots make the most of simulator training to meet and exceed FAA requirements. Here’s why more pilots are choosing the simulator for their instrument currency:

Convenient & Time-Saving
Life gets busy. Scheduling time with an airplane and safety pilot can be challenging, but a BATD simulator is ready when you are. Our simulators offer on-demand access, so you can knock out your six approaches, holding procedures, and tracking tasks on your schedule.

A Cost-Effective Alternative
A flight simulator session is a fraction of the cost of a real flight, yet provides the same loggable credit toward your IFR currency when done in an FAA-approved device with or without an instructor. You get the experience without breaking the bank, leaving more of your flying budget for actual trips.

Train Beyond Your Home Airport
Most pilots tend to practice approaches at their home field. With a flight simulator, you can expand your horizons and fly approaches into unfamiliar or complex airports around the country. Practice mountain airports, coastal approaches, or international procedures from the comfort of your local flight simulator Maryland provider.

Safely Practice Challenging Scenarios
You can’t (and shouldn’t) attempt engine failures, actual partial panel conditions, or severe weather in the airplane. But you can in a simulator. A AATD allows you to realistically simulate emergencies and partial panel flying in ways that simply covering up an instrument in the airplane can’t replicate.

Work With an Instructor to Sharpen Your Skills
When paired with one of our experienced instructors, simulator time becomes more than a check-the-box event. It becomes a real learning opportunity. Fill in knowledge gaps, get tailored instruction, and focus on specific skills like hold entries, GPS procedures, or autopilot management. Our instructors can customize every session to what you need.

Train With the Avionics You Actually Fly
Generic simulators are fine, but at Solid Ground Aviation, our flight simulator replicates the avionics stack you use in your aircraft—whether it’s a Garmin GNS 430/530, G1000, or other system. That makes every minute of your simulator time more relevant and transferable to your actual flying.

Make It a True Proficiency Experience
Meeting the minimum regulatory requirements is not enough. The real goal is to be prepared for any IFR scenario. Our simulator sessions go beyond basic approaches to help you build real-world proficiency so you can approach every flight confidently, knowing your skills are current and sharp.

If you’re a member of a flying club, air craft owner, or a seasoned aviator needing to keep your IFR currency current, come experience how Solid Ground Aviation’s flight simulator in Maryland can keep you proficient. Call us today or book your next session online and take the smart, cost-effective path to maintaining your instrument flying skills!