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FAA Flight
Test Requirements
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FAA Flight Test
Requirements
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Be at least 17 years old and fluent in English
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Current third class medical certificate.
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Minimum logged flight time
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40 hours total time
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20 hours dual (instructed) time, which
includes
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3 hours of
cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane (day)
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3 hours of
flight training in a single-engine airplane on the control and
maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments,
including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs
and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight
attitudes, radio communications, and the use of navigation
systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument
flight
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3 hours of night
flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes
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One
cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
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10 takeoffs and
10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight
in the traffic pattern) at an airport
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3 hours of
flight training in preparation for the practical test in a
single-engine airplane, which must have been performed within 60
days preceding the date of the test
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10 hours solo
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5 hours of which are cross country
flights of 50 nautical miles (nm) or more
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One solo
cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles total
distance, with full-stop landings at a minimum of three
points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a
straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles between
the takeoff and landing locations.
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Three
takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each
landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an
airport with an operating control tower.
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10 hours split between solo and dual, at
discretion of instructor
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Pass FAA computerized knowledge test with a 70 or
better. See the section on reference material.
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Pass the FAA practical flight test.
Click this link for the
Practical Test Standards (PTS)
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You will also need to get the following from your
flight instructor
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