The Private Pilot Certificate in a Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL) is a lifetime accomplishment which qualifies you to fly an airplane with passengers, day or night, in good weather.

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This certificate never expires, providing you complete a flight review every 24 months — This includes a minimum 1hour of fight and ground instruction.  To carry passengers you must also meet certain currency requirements, which means you must fly and do three landings to a complete stop every 90 days.

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You must be at least 17 years old and possess a current 3rd Class FAA medical certificate.

The course, based on two or three sessions per week, takes about six months.

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FAA Requirements

• Minimum 40 hours (hrs.) total flight time

• The national average is 65 to 75 hrs

• 20 hrs. of dual flight time (with an instructor)

  • 3 hrs of cross-country flight training

  • 3 hrs at night with 10 takeoffs and landings

  • Over 100 nautical mile (nm.) night cross-country flight

  • 3 hrs. of instrument training

  • 3 hrs. preparing for the FAA check-ride

• 10 hrs of solo flight time (without an instructor)

• 5 hrs of cross-country flying

• 150 nm cross-country flight

• 3 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport

 

Flight Training Sequence

• Pre-solo

• Solo (an experience you’ll never forget!)

• Advanced maneuvers and cross-country flying

• Instrument and night flying

• Solo cross-country flight

• 150 nm cross-country flight

• Review for the FAA written test

• Review for the FAA check-ride

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Aircraft Used for Instruction

Piper Archer – PA28-181         *$75/hr, Plus fuel

Piper Warrior – PA28-161       *$75/hr, Plus fuel

Beachcraft Duchess – BE-76  *$130, Plus fuel

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Student time building will start “only” after getting your private or simultaneously with instrument rating through K-Pal Aviation.

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*pricing subject to change at any time