Originally Posted by
Martin_123
for my self - playing around in the FSX + Wilhelm Thaller's book "Never Get Lost" didn't do any harm, I also bought "VOR Tracker" app on the Google Play (Android) to practice intercepts and holds. Finished the course in minimum time and first time passes. Flying is expensive as it is, I would definitely recommend going to the sim/aircraft already knowing basic principles of instrument flying. If you, like other posters here, can afford to burn cash by going to a lesson as a blank page, that's fine, you can do that as well. I was not so fortunate
Exactly, for me at least I wouldn't have liked for the first time I ever tried to interpret a jeppesen approach plate to be inside an actual aircraft whilst trying to fly it! At least half the battle is won on the ground. The pooley's IR flying book is highly recommendable.