Private Pilot ASEL Certificate Requirements
CFR 14.61.103
Eligibility
- Must be at least 17 years of age
- Must be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
- Must pass a written exam
- Must pass a practical test (checkride)
Flight Experience Requirements
- 40 Total hours
- 20 Hours from an authorized instructor
- 3 Hours of cross-country experience
- 3 Hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane
- One cross-country flight
- 10 takeoffs and landings
- 3 Hours of instrument training
- 3 Hours in preparation for the practical test within 90 days prior to the test
- 10 Hours of solo flight
- 5 Hours of solo cross-country
- 1 solo cross-country of at least 250
- Three takeoffs and landings at an airport with an operating control tower
- 20 Hours from an authorized instructor