Commercial Pilot Certificate

Requirements

• At least 18 years old by the time of your "FAA Checkride"
• Demonstrated ability to read, speak, write, and understand english
• Hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate
• Must have logged at least 250 hours total flight time as a pilot, consisting of at least:
  • 100 hours in a powered aircraft, 50 of which were in an airplane
  • 100 hours as "Pilot in Command," including a minimum of:
    • 50 hours in airplanes
    • 50 hours in cross-country flight (10 in airplanes)
  • 20 hours of training, which includes, including a minimum of:
    • 10 hours "instrument training"
    • 10 hours training in a "complex airplane" (retractable gear, retractable flaps and controllable pitch propeller)
    • One 2-hour cross country flight greater than 100 nautical miles
    • One 2-hour cross country night flight greater than 100 nautical miles
  • 10 hours of flight time (solo or with an instructor), including a minimum of:
    • One  cross country flight of at least 300 nautical miles with landings at 3  different points, one landing at least 250 miles from departure point
    • 5 hours in night VFR conditions, with:
      • 10 takeoffs and landings, with each landing involving a flight in the "traffic pattern."

Exams Required for Certification

• Knowledge Test
  • Multiple choice exam administered by FAA authorized facility
• FAA Checkride
  • Oral Exam
  • Flight/Practical Exam