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Private Pilots
License
PTS-Practical Test Standards

Costs for Training in Cessna 172.

Per Hour - Dual Only	Airplane: $120.00/hour Instructor: $45.00/hour.
Accelerated Private Pilot Course	Course Price: $6,950.00 Included: Airplane (Wet), Instructor, Up to 42 hours of in the Airplane with up to 30 hours of flight instruction, Unlimited Ground Instruction, FAA Test Prep Materials, FAA Written Test Fee, and FAA Examiner Fee Accommodations up to 21 days Not Included: Medical Certificate Completion: Minimum 21 days, Maximum 45 days - Dependant upon your schedule

The Private Pilots License is the most complex of all license. On the other hand, it is also the most fun and rewarding. To earn your private pilots license, here are a few things you will learn to do:

Take Off and Land the airplane on Long and Short Paved Runways, and Firm (Dry) and Soft (Wet) Runways
Maneuver the airplane in climbs, descents, circles around a point on the ground. Also how to correctly turn the airplane when the wind is blowing you and you want to stay over a point on the ground, like the runway ;)
Maneuver the airplane by only looking at your instruments in the airplane, not outside.
How to navigate using VOR's, NDB's, Roads, Rivers, and other landmarks, Time & Distance while holding a heading (corrected for wind).
How to read Aeronautical charts and other associated items
How to interpret the weather forecast and make go or no-go decisions.
Emergency Procedures, Stalls, Engine Out, Flaps, Rudder, or Elevator not working/stuck, Inadvertent Spin Recovery (no spin training required for private license)
How to land in a Crosswind (Airplanes want to weathervane into the wind)
How to read and interpret the airplanes performance manual.
How to complete a weight & balance
What documents must you, the pilot, have to fly and what do you need in the airplane?

There is much more than what is listed above. The accelerated course is a great way to get your license and is the least expensive way. It will require complete dedication and an open mind.

If going the standard route, it too will require dedication and the more often you fly, the quicker and less expensive it will be to get your license. It is recommended you fly at least two times a week and each flight is approximately 1.5 hours. We can work around your schedule. Call us with any questions you may have.

Check List

Prerequisites

□ Must be 17 years old for a private certificate
(must be 16 years old to solo)

□ Be able to read, write, and converse fluently in English

□ Pass a written knowledge test

□ Pass a 3rd class flight Physical - This is your Student Pilot Certificate

Flight Training Required

□ Total of 40 hours to include:

□ 20 hours with an authorized instructor (dual)
     □ 3 hours of Cross Country Flight Training
     □ 3 hours of Instrument Training - controlling the airplane solely
             by reference to the flight instruments
     □ 3 hours of Night Flight Training
        □ One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
         □ 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing
                 involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.

□ 10 hours solo to include:

□ 5 hours of solo cross country including one flight of at
       least 150 total miles with landings at a minimum of 3
       points with one segment being at least 50 nautical miles
       between takeoff and landing.

□ 3 takeoffs and landings solo at an airport with an
operating control tower

□ 3 hours of dual flight training in preparation for the practical
test.

You can register for access to IACRA anytime. The sooner the better! As of March 1, 2007 you must have an FTN Number to take the practical test. Click here to learn how to register.

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