PRIVATE PILOT
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.
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.
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.
FAA Requirements
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Minimum 40 hours (hrs.) total flight time
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The national average is 65 to 75 hrs
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20 hrs. of dual flight time (with an instructor)
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3 hrs of cross-country flight training
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3 hrs at night with 10 takeoffs and landings
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Over 100 nautical mile (nm.) night cross-country flight
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3 hrs. of instrument training
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3 hrs. preparing for the FAA check-ride
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10 hrs of solo flight time (without an instructor)
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5 hrs of cross-country flying
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150 nm cross-country flight
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3 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport
Flight Training Sequence
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Pre-solo
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Solo (an experience you’ll never forget!)
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Advanced maneuvers and cross-country flying
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Instrument and night flying
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Solo cross-country flight
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150 nm cross-country flight
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Review for the FAA written test
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Review for the FAA check-ride
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
Student time building will start “only” after getting your private or simultaneously with instrument rating through K-Pal Aviation.
*pricing subject to change at any time
Chino Airport | 7000 Merrill Ave., Chino, CA 91710