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Commercial Pilot Program

Requirements for Commercial Pilot: 

 

  • Be at least 18 years of age.

  • Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English.

  • Hold a current FAA medical certificate.

  • Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.127). You must receive and log training, and obtain a logbook sign-off (endorsement) from your CFI on the following areas of operation:

    • Preflight preparation

    • Preflight procedures

    • Airport and seaplane base operations

    • Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds

    • Performance maneuvers

    • Ground reference maneuvers

    • Navigation

    • Slow flight and stalls

    • Emergency operations

    • High-altitude operations

    • Post flight procedures

 

You will demonstrate a greater precision in flying, flight planning and understanding federal regulations, as well as a greater knowledge of weather and aircraft systems.

 

  • Pass the FAA commercial pilot knowledge test with a score of 70% or better.

  • Accumulate flight experience (FAR 61.129).

    • ​You must log at least 250 hr. of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:

      • 100 hr. in powered aircraft, of which 50 hr. must be in airplanes

      • 100 hr. as pilot in command flight time, which includes at least: 50 hr. in airplanes

      • 50 hr. in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hr. must be in airplanes​

    • 20 hr. of training in the areas of operation listed  below, including at least:

      • 10 hr. of instrument training of which at least 5 hr. must be in a single-engine airplane

      • 10 hr. of training in an airplane that is turbine, complex, or is a technologically advanced aircraft

      • One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in day-VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure

      • One cross-country flight of at least 2 hr. in a single-engine airplane in night-VFR conditions, consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure

      • 3 hr. in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the test

    • 10 hr. of solo flight in a single-engine airplane training in the areas of operation required for a single-engine rating, which includes at least: One cross-country flight of not less than 300 NM total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 NM from the original departure point In Hawaii, the longest segment need have only a straight-line distance of at least 150 NM.

      • 5 hr. in night-VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower

  • Hold an instrument rating or your commercial certificate will be endorsed with a prohibition against carrying passengers for hire on flights beyond 50 NM or at night.

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