This ratings is the VATSTAR equivalent of the FAA Instrument Rating (IR) but simplified for the flight simulator environment. This is what the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook says about the Instrument Rating:

A private or commercial pilot must have an instrument rating and meet the appropriate currency requirements if that pilot operates an aircraft using an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan in conditions less than the minimums prescribed for visual flight rules (VFR), or in any flight in Class A airspace.

VATSTAR is using real-world material freely provided by FAA and referenced throughout the lessons.

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