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Private pilot

Custom Tailored Flight Programs

The first step to becoming a pilot is reaching out to us—it’s that simple!

Earning a private pilot license allows you to fly for pleasure—day or night—with passengers. It is the first step towards further ratings, or can be an end to itself. A private pilot license allows you to travel with friends and family to infinite destinations. Flying yourself means that you can set your own schedule and avoid rush hour commutes.

This license provides business owners with the ability to fly to remote locations without worrying about airline schedules and extended TSA delays at busy airports.

Whether you have been dreaming of soaring the skies your whole life or are an aspiring airline pilot, the Private Pilot program at Pacific Northwest Aeronautics provides you with the training required to excel as an aviator. The program focuses on outside the box training scenarios and real-world examples, enhancing the learning process and engaging you as a student. Rather than using a unified across the board syllabus, we here at Pacific Northwest Aeronautics pride ourselves on tailored, custom designed programs to ensure every student becomes the best aviator they can be.

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Private pilot REQUIREMENTS

Referencing the Federal Aviation Regulations (F.A.Rs) we find the following the:

Part 61 Subpart E:

61.103 Eligibility Requirements
- Be at least 17 years of age for a rating in other than a glider or balloon.
- Be at least 16 years of age for a rating in a glider or balloon.
- Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
- Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor.
- Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge
- Receive flight training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor
- Meet the aeronautical experience requirements
- Pass a practical test
- Hold a U.S. student pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate, or recreational pilot certificate.
61.109 Aeronautical Experience:
- For an airplane single-engine rating
  - a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 40 hours of flight time.
  - At least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor.
  - 10 hours of solo flight training.