Whether your dream is to fly for business, pleasure, or as a profession, we have a training plan to help you achieve your goal!

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• Be at least 17 years of age

• Be able to speak, write, and understand English

• Hold a Student Pilot Certificate

• Hold a third-class airman’s medical certificate

• Pass a written knowledge test on the applicable aeronautical knowledge areas

• Pass an oral and practical exam on maneuvers and procedures

• Complete a minimum of 24 hours of ground instruction (may be computer based self-study)

• A minimum of 40 hours of flight training, to include the following:

• A minimum of twenty (20) hours of flight training from a Certificated Flight Instructor

– Three (3) hours cross country flight training.

– Three (3) hours of night flight training, including 10 takeoffs and landings to a full stop and 1 cross country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance.

– Three (3) hours instrument flight training.

– Three (3) hours of preparation (in airplanes) for the private pilot check ride.

• A minimum of five (5) hours of solo flight training including:

– At least one solo cross country of at least 100 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight line distance of at least 50 nautical miles between takeoff and landing locations.

– Three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.

• One solo cross country flight of at least 75 nautical miles total distance with a landing at a minimum of two points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations.

• Three (3) hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test within 60 days of the test.