Course 1
Private Pilot License
The most common pilot certificate is the private pilot certificate. Because the training requirements are More intensive than those Requierd for the recreational or sport pilot, private pilots are Allowed to do much more, Like fly at night and at controlled airports.
FAA's minimum aeronautical experience requirements for the Private Pilot certificate:
Log minimum of 40 hours of flight training total time that includes:
- At least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor.
- At least 10 hours of solo flight training.
The training above must include at least:
- Three hours of cross-country flight training
- Three hours of night training that includes-
(i) One cross-country flight of over
100 NM (nautical miles) total distances
(ii) 10 takeoffs and landings to a full
stop.
- Three hours of instruments flight training.
- Three hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test (must have
been preformed within 60 days preceding the date of the test)
- 10 hours of solo flight time, consisting of at least:
(i) Five hours of cross-country time
(ii) One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 NM total with full stop landings at
minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting 50 NM
between takeoff and landing locations.
(iii) Three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating
control tower.
