You’ve done it! You’ve studied, you’ve trained, and you have flown your butt off to get that ‘golden’ commercial pilot certificate that finally allows you to be hired for compensation. But now what? Your new hurdle to climb is to find a job as a newly minted commercial, low time pilot. Sounds tough, but you …
Ready for your tailwheel endorsement? Tailwheel flying is some of the most challenging and rewarding flying you can do. Of course the beginning of it all is earning your tailwheel endorsement. How many hours does a tailwheel endorsement take? Typically a tailwheel endorsement takes 4-10 hours of flight training. The range is due to how …
FOREWORD The purpose of this series of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Program publications is·to provide the aviation community with safety information that is informative. handy, and easy to review. Many of the publications in this series summarize material published in various FAA advisory circulars, handbooks, other publications, and various audiovisual products produced by …
The most failed Private Pilot Written Test Questions Ever wonder what the toughest questions are that you will see on your FAA Private Pilot written exam? In this article we will go over each of the questions we have seen to be the most difficult for students. If you want to see where you stand …
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Private Pilot Training Costs Why is it that depending on who you talk to the price to get your pilot license varies so much? Is it that no one knows, the price always changes, or they just want to see how much money you’ve got to spend? There are a number of reasons why the …
Your IFR Ticket An instrument rating makes every pilot a more knowledgeable, safer pilot. Instrument rated pilots will also be equipped with the aeronautical decision skills to stop and think before you get into a situation where you need to use your instrument flying skills. Attempting VFR flight in IMC is one of the most …
How Much Does it Cost to Become a Pilot? Pilot Certificate Certificate Cost (From zero experience) Student Pilot License Free Sport Pilot License $4,000 – $6,000 Private Pilot License $8,300 – $12,300 Commercial Pilot License $28,000 to $90,000 Flight Instructor License $32,000 -$95,000 Airline Transport Pilot License $35,000+ The cost to get your pilot license …
