Private Pilot
Private Pilot is the first certificate to achieve through flight training whether you wish to fly professionally or recreationally.
The Private Pilot Certificate allows students to obtain the foundational knowledge and skills for all future aircraft pilot training. A private pilot can fly in day or night visual flight conditions and carry passengers. A private pilot may not be compensated or paid for piloting services or fly in the clouds.
To be eligible to pursue a private pilot certificate, you must:
During private pilot flight training you will accumulate the following:
Maneuvers teach a student pilot how to control an airplane, provide examples on how certain aerodynamic forces act on the airplane, and how to handle unfavorable situations. Maneuvers include:
There are many more things to learn in flight training apart from simply flying the airplane. This knowledge is obtained through ground school 1-on-1 with an instructor and through approved online courses. Aeronautical knowledge areas include:
To achieve a Private Pilot Certificate, you must:
The national average indicates that most pilots need 60-75 hours of flight training. At Flyaway Flight Training, our average student receives a Private Pilot Certificate in 55 hours.
The Private Pilot Certificate allows students to obtain the foundational knowledge and skills for all future aircraft pilot training. A private pilot can fly in day or night visual flight conditions and carry passengers. A private pilot may not be compensated or paid for piloting services or fly in the clouds.
To be eligible to pursue a private pilot certificate, you must:
- Be at least 16 years old to fly solo
- Be at least 17 years old to receive a private pilot certificate
- Read, speak, write, and understand the English language
- Obtain at least a third-class medical certificate
During private pilot flight training you will accumulate the following:
- 40 hours total flight time
- 20 dual instruction including 3 hours cross-country
- 10 solo including 5 cross-country
- 3 night
- 3 instrument
Maneuvers teach a student pilot how to control an airplane, provide examples on how certain aerodynamic forces act on the airplane, and how to handle unfavorable situations. Maneuvers include:
- Climbs, Descents, Turns
- Ground Reference Maneuvers
- Steep turns
- Slow flight, power off stalls, power on stalls
- Emergency procedures
- Normal, Crosswind, Short, Soft Takeoffs
- Normal, Crosswind, Short, Soft Landings
- Go Arounds
- Slips to land
- Basic instrument maneuvers
There are many more things to learn in flight training apart from simply flying the airplane. This knowledge is obtained through ground school 1-on-1 with an instructor and through approved online courses. Aeronautical knowledge areas include:
- Basic aerodynamics
- Aircraft systems
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Flight planning and aeronautical charts
- Weather observation and forecast interpretation
- Aircraft performance
- Weight & balance
- Radio communications procedures
- Stall and spin awareness
- Aeronautical decision making
To achieve a Private Pilot Certificate, you must:
- Pass 60 question written knowledge test
- Obtain a minimum of 40 hours total flight time
- Receive an endorsement from your instructor for the practical test
- Pass an oral and flight exam with a Designated Pilot Examiner
The national average indicates that most pilots need 60-75 hours of flight training. At Flyaway Flight Training, our average student receives a Private Pilot Certificate in 55 hours.
