- At least 17 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- 3rd Class Medical Certificate OR U.S. Driver's License
- 20 hours of flight time:
- 15 of these hours from an authorized instructor
- 5 of these hours of solo flight training
- 2 of these hours of cross-country flight training
- 10 takeoffs and landings
- One solo cross-country flight
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
Private Pilot Certificate
- At least 17 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- 3rd Class Medical Certificate
- 40 hours of flight time:
- 3 of these hours of cross-country flight training
- 3 hours night flight training, which includes:
- One night cross-country flight
- 10 full stop takeoffs and landings
- 3 hours of simulated "instrument training"
- 20 of these hours from an authorized instructor
- 10 of these hours of solo flight training, which includes:
- 5 hours of those hours cross-country time
- One solo cross-country flight greater than 150 nautical miles
- 3 solo takeoffs and 3 solo landings
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate
- 50 hours of cross-country flight time as Pilot in Command:
- 10 hours of which were in an airplane
- 40 hours of which were actual or simulated "instrument time"
- 15 hours of which were flown with an authorized instructor (CFII)
- 1 cross-country flight:
- Filed with an IFR flight plan
- 250 nautical miles
- 3 different airport instrument approaches
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
Commercial Pilot Certificate
- At least 18 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate
- Must have logged at least 250 hours total flight time as a pilot, consisting of at least:
- 100 hours in a powered aircraft, 50 of which were in an airplane
- 100 hours as "Pilot in Command", which includes at least:
- 50 hours in airplanes
- 50 hours in cross-country flight (10 in airplanes)
- 20 hours of training, which includes, at least:
- 10 hours "instrument training"
- 10 hours training in a "complex airplane" (retractable gear, retractable flaps & controllable pitch propeller)
- One 2-hour cross country flight greater than 100 nautical miles
- One 2-hour cross country night flight greater than 100 nautical miles
- 10 hours of flight time (solo or with an instructor), which includes, at least:
- One cross country flight of at least 300 nautical miles with landings at 3 different points, one landing at least 250 miles from departure point
- 5 hours in night VFR conditions, with:
- 10 takeoffs and landings, with each landing involving a flight in the "traffic pattern".
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (Single Engine)
- At least 23 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate
- Must have logged at least 1,500 hours total flight time as a pilot, consisting of at least:
- 500 hours of cross-country flight time
- 100 hours of night flight time
- 50 hours of flight time in class of airplane for rating sought
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
- See Current FAR/AIM part 61.151 - 61.159 for further requirements details
Certificated Flight Instructor Certificate with a Sport Pilot Rating
- At least 18 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- Hold at least a Sport Pilot Certificate
- Must have logged at least 150 hours as a pilot, which must include:
- 100 hours of time as Pilot in Command of a powered aircraft
- 50 hours of time in a single-engine airplane
- 25 hours of cross-country flight time
- 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a single-engine airplane
- 15 hours of flight time as Pilot in Command of a Light Sport Aircraft
- Exams Required for Certification
- Knowledge Test
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
- CFI/A
Certificated Flight Instructor Certificate
- At least 18 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
- Be able to read, speak, write and understand english
- Hold at least a Commercial Pilot Certificate
- Hold an Instrument Rating
- Must have logged at least 15 hours total flight time as a pilot in command in the aircraft to be taught in
- Have received "Spin Awareness" training from an authorized instructor
- Exams Required for Certification
- 2 Knowledge Tests
- Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
- FAA Checkride
- Oral Exam
- Flight/Practical Exam
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