Pvt Pilot Requirements
Pass FAA Written Test (min 70%)
At least 17 years of age (61.103)
Minimum Flight Experience (61.109)
- 40 hours total
- 20 hours instruction
- 10 hours solo
- 3 hours cross country
- 3 hours night
- 3 hours instruments
- 5 hours solo cross country
- 150 nm solo cross country
- 100 nm night cross country
- 3 take offs & landings with control tower
Student Pilots May NOT (61.89)
- Carry a passenger
- Fly for compensation or hire
- Carry property for compensation or hire
- In futherance of a business
- International flight
- Visibility less than 3 miles (5 miles at night)
- Without visual reference to the surface
- Contrary to any CFI limitation