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PRIVATE PILOT TRAINING
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
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Be able to speak, write, and understand English
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Hold a Student Pilot Certificate
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Hold a third-class airman’s medical certificate
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Pass a written knowledge test on the applicable aeronautical knowledge areas
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Pass an oral and practical exam on maneuvers and procedures
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Complete a minimum of 24 hours of ground instruction (may be computer based self-study)
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A minimum of 40 hours of flight training, to include the following:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Three (3) hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test within 60 days of the test.