The National Airspace System (NAS) contains six airspace classifications that you must be familiar with to operate safely as a private pilot. I) Training in the areas of operation that are required both to obtain a sports pilot certificate and for a private pilot certificate; or. Unless the Administrator approves fewer hours, an applicant for a qualified private pilot certificate as an airplane, helicopter or forklift, who has successfully completed an approved private pilot course taught by a certified training center under part 142 of this chapter, need only have a total of 35 hours of aeronautical experience to meet the requirements of this section. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person applying for a private pilot certificate with airplane category and multi-engine class must record at least 40 flight hours, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the.
There are other areas of airspace that pilots will become familiar with as they progress through their training. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person applying for a private pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class qualification must record at least 40 flight hours, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in §. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person applying for a private pilot certificate with a classification in the powerlifting category must record at least 40 flight hours, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in. A maximum of 5 hours of training may be accredited in a flight simulator or flight training device that represents the category, class and type, if applicable, of aircraft appropriate to the requested qualification, at the flight training time required in this section if the training is carried out in a course taught by a training center certified under part 142 of this chapter.
The person requesting a private pilot certificate with a classification in the motorized parachute category must record at least 25 hours of flying in a motorized parachute that includes at least 10 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor, including 30 takeoffs and landings, and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (and the training must include at least 30 takeoffs and landings, and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (and the training must include at least 10 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor, including 30 takeoffs and landings, and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b). The person requesting a private pilot certificate with a shift weight control qualification must record at least 40 flight hours, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor) in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b). For example, if a pilot accidentally enters Class B airspace without explicit authorization to do so, he could lose his pilot privileges indefinitely. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person requesting a private pilot certificate with helicopter category and gyroplane class must record at least 40 flight hours, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in.
Ii) For aircraft with a CAS VH greater than 87 knots, training on the control and maneuvering of an aircraft with reference only to flight instruments, including flight in a straight and level line, turns, descents, ascents, the use of radio aids and ATC directives, provided that the training has been received from a flight instructor qualified as a sports pilot who has the endorsement required by § 61.412 (c). Except as provided in paragraphs (k) () (of this section, a maximum of 2.5 hours of training in a complete flight simulator or flight training device representing the category, class and type, if applicable, of aircraft appropriate to the requested qualification, if received from an authorized instructor) can be credited to the flight training time required by this section. The person applying for a private pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air flight category and a balloon class qualification must register at least 10 hours of flight training, including at least six training flights with an authorized instructor in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (in this part, including:. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person applying for a qualified private pilot certificate in the helicopter category and in the helicopter class must record at least 40 hours of flight time, including at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (of this part), and the training must include at least 20 hours of flight training with an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in.
If the applicant for a private pilot certificate with a glider category has not logged at least 40 flight hours as a pilot on a heavier-than-air aircraft, he must record at least 10 flying hours on a glider in the areas of operation listed in § 61.107 (b) (in this part), and that flight time must include at least. .