| rivate pilot license requirements are broken down into | | | | check your instructor. Once in a while a student of |
| a few different sections. In most cases you will see | | | | mine will remind me of something, even after 20 years |
| something like this: | | | | of doing this Better a week before the flight test than |
| 40 Hours Total | | | | on you Private Pilot Flight Test Day. |
| 20 Hours Dual Instruction | | | | The above requirements for the Private Pilot License |
| 10 Hours Solo | | | | are the Minimum Requirements. Within these |
| Now in other places you may see some added | | | | requirements are a lot of subject areas and individual |
| information | | | | training requirements. |
| 3 Hours Instrument | | | | In addition to the Aeronautical Experience |
| 3 Hours Night | | | | Requirements ( Flight Time) There are Aeronautical |
| 5 Hours Solo Cross Country | | | | Knowledge Requirements. Most people just look at this |
| Now this is correct and the FAA regulations for the | | | | is the FAA written Test. You have to realize that once |
| private pilot license do state this. The things that are | | | | again your instructor has to DOCUMENT each of the |
| missed are all of the area's of operation within these | | | | subject areas. The FAA is starting to get very tough |
| requirements. Many times the student doesn't realize | | | | on this. If these subject areas aren't documented on |
| what is exactly required, this can add up to more | | | | flight test day, the examiner walks out. Hopefully your |
| flights if something is missed by the flight instructor. The | | | | instructor is somewhere to be found but if he/ she isn't, |
| worst case scenario is this is picked up by the pilot | | | | then you will have to reschedule your flight test. |
| examiner on flight test day. | | | | I will outline all of these Private Pilot License |
| If you have read over my Private Pilot License Cost | | | | Requirements for you and try to make it as simple as |
| articles you can see that I break the cost down the | | | | possible. So like my cost estimates I will break |
| same way. This is because you have to realize that | | | | everything down into the following: |
| there are a lot of subject areas that need to be | | | | Private Pilot License, Pre-Solo Training Requirements |
| DOCUMENTED. If they are not documented in your | | | | Private Pilot License, Post-Solo Training Requirements |
| logbook you are not qualified for your flight test. | | | | Private Pilot License Requirements |
| I can't tell you how many stories I have heard from | | | | I have written different articles for each area. |
| examiner friends of mine about this. It happens all the | | | | The reason I do this is so you can get an idea of what |
| time on flight test day. In many cases the flight | | | | you are required to do at each stage of your training |
| instructor is nowhere to be found and the student has | | | | and then what is required for you to take your flight |
| to reschedule the flight test. This happens so often that | | | | test. There are a lot of things to learn so my advice is |
| I made some special sections in my book called ( | | | | to plan this process out before you spend a dime |
| Keeping Your Instructor In Check ) | | | | flying. |
| So I will point them out to you so you can double | | | | |