Instrument Pilot
A Private Pilot Certificate is where your Aviation career starts. It is the foundation of your entire piloting experience, whether you are flying for fun or as a career pilot. You are able to take to the skies with your friends or family. You can fly most single-engine, piston driven aircraft anywhere in the US. You can fly day or night in any conditions acceptable to Visual Flight Rules. Although you can share the joy of flight, you are restricted from flying for hire or compensation. A Private Pilot is allowed to fly for personal business but cannot be paid or compensated directly just to fly. Average cost for a private pilot certificate averages between $7500 and $10500 depending on the plane you choose and how frequent you fly.
Need to Know
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Requires 50 hours of cross country flight time as pilot in command, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane.
40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time, of which 15 hours must be from an authorized instrument instructor.
No more than 20 hours of instrument time may be in a full flight simulator.
Complete an IFR cross-country flight of at least 250 nautical miles on airways or ATC routing with a minimum of three different kinds of instrument approaches with an instrument instructor.
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Have at least a Private Pilot License
Be at least 17 years old.
Be able to Read, Speak, Write, and Understand the English Language.
Have at least an FAA Class 3 Medical from an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) or BASIC Med.
Have received and logged all the Ground and Flight Training necessary to pass the Practical Exam as outlined in FAA 61.65.
Pass an FAA written Exam
Pass an FAA Practical Test with a Designated Pilot Examiner
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