FAA GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE
IN ORDER TO GET YOUR PRIVATE PILOT'S
LICENSE YOU MUST OBTAIN A
STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL
CERTIFICATE FROM AN FAA DESIGNATED DOCTOR
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD TO SOLO AND 17 YEARS OLD TO OBTAIN YOUR LICENSE
YOU MUST PASS AN FAA WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL TEST. ALL FAA TEST ARE ADMINISTERED AT FAA-DESIGNATED COMPUTER TESTING CENTERS.
4 STEPS FOR BEGINNING YOUR
FLIGHT TRAINING
1. Sign up for our $79 Intro- ductory flight and see what it is really like to fly an airplane and take a lesson.
2. Comply with the TSA's
program for proof of US citizen- ship by simply bringing us a valid US Passport or US drivers's license and birth certificate.
3. Buy your books and materials and begin training.
4. Obtain a Student Pilot Cert-
ificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner.
FAA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
UNDER PART 61 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, YOU MUST RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 40 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST 20 HOURS OF TRAINING FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND AT LEAST 10 HOURS OF SOLO FLIGHT TIME IN THE AIRPLANE.
THIS FLIGHT TIME WILL INCLUDE
5 HOURS OF CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT
3 HOURS OF NIGHT TIME
3 HOURS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT
3 TOWER CONTROLLED LANDINGS