COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING SUMMARY

1. Must be at least 18 year of age and hold at least a private pilot certificate
2. Must be able to read, speak, write and converse fluently in English.
3. Hold at least a current third-class FAA medical certificate. Later, if your flying requires a commercial pilot certificate, you must hold a second-class medical certificate.
4. Receive and log ground training from an instructor or complete a home-study cours.
5. Pass a pilot knowledge test with a score of 70% or better.
6. Accumulate flight experience (FAR 61.129). You must log at least 250 hrs. of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least
a. 100 hrs. in powered aircraft, of which 50 hrs. must be in airplanes
b. 100 hrs. as pilot in command flight time, which includes at least
• 50 hrs. in airplanes
• 50 hrs. in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hrs. must be in airplanes
c. 20 hrs. of training in the areas of operation required for a single-engine or multiengine rating that includes at least
• 10 hrs. of instrument training of which at least 5 hrs. must be in a single-engine or multiengine airplane, as appropriate
• 10 hrs. of training in an airplane that has a retractable landing gear, flaps, and controllable pitch propeller, or is turbine-powered
• One cross-country flight of at least 2 hrs. in a single-engine or multiengine airplane in day-VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure
• One cross-country flight of at least 2 hrs. in a single-engine or multiengine airplane in night-VFR conditions, consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 100 NM from the original point of departure
• 3 hrs. in a single-engine or multiengine in preparation for the practical test within the 60 days preceding the test
d. 10 hrs. of solo flight in a single-engine, or 10 hrs of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a multiengine airplane with an authorized instructor, training in the areas of operations required for a single-engine or multiengine rating, which includes at least
• One cross-country flight of not less than 300 NM total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 NM from the original departure point
• 5 hrs. in night-VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower
e. The 250 hrs. of flight time as a pilot may include 50 hrs. in an approved flight simulator or training device that is representative of a single-engine or multiengine airplane.
7. Hold an instrument rating. As a commercial pilot you are presumed to have an instrument rating. If not, your commercial certificate will be endorsed with a prohibition against carrying passengers for hire on flights beyond 50 NM, or at night.
8. Demonstrate flight proficiency (FAR 61.127). You must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor.
9. Successfully complete a practical test which will be given as a final exam by an FAA inspector or designated pilot examiner.

Aeronautical Knowledge Requirements (Ground Training)
• Applicable FARs...that relate to commercial pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations
• Accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB 830)
• Basic aerodynamics and principles of flight
• Meteorology to include recognition of critical weather situations, windshear recognition and avoidance, and the use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts
• Safe and efficient operation of aircraft
• Weight and balance computations
• Use of performance charts
• Significance and effects of exceeding aircraft performance limitations
• Use of aeronautical charts and a magnetic compass for pilotage and dead reckoning
• Use of air navigation facilities
• Aeronautical decision making and judgment
• Principles and functions of aircraft systems
• Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations appropriate to the aircraft
• Night and high-altitude operations
• Procedures for operating within the National Airspace System

Flight Training Requirements
• Preflight preparation
• Preflight procedures
• Airport and seaplane base operations
• Takeoffs, landings and go-arounds
• Performance maneuvers
• Ground reference maneuvers
• Navigation
• Slow flight and stalls
• Emergency operations
• High-altitude operations
• Postflight procedures

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