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How to Get a Private Pilot License.
The first step in your aviation dream starts here. Learning to fly is a major accomplishment and a worthy goal. Getting your private pilot license takes time and a commitment to study and work hard.
Your private pilot license will allow you to fly your plane or rent an airplane for fun or recreation. You can share your newfound freedoms with your friends and family to explore new adventures.
What Are the Requirements to Get Your Private Pilot License?
The requirements for a Private Pilot License are laid out in the Federal Aviation Regulations. (14 CFR 61.103)
• You must be 17 years of age
• Read, speak, write, and understand the English language
• Hold at least a current third-class medical certificate.
• Hold a U.S. student pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate, or recreational pilot certificate.
• Receive the required ground and flight training endorsements.
• Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements.
• Pass the required knowledge and pratical test.
To receive a Private Pilot Certificate, you will be evaluated by and FAA examiner on your practical test consisting a of an oral portion and a flight portion. Our instructors will provide you the training to meet all the aeronautical experience prior to your practical test.
What Does it Cost to Get Your Private Pilot License?
Many flight schools, teaching under Part 141 and Part 61 will quote you a price for around 10K using the lowest possible number of hours. 35 hours for Part 141 and 40 hours for part 61, to come to that number. The reality is the national average to get your private pilot license is closer to 55-65 hours pushing that cost up closer to around 15K to 18K. This does not cover the cost of headsets, knowledge test, prep review, and the FAA Examiner Fee, easily pushing the total cost up to around 16.5K
How Long Does it Take to Earn a Private Pilot License?
To answer this question depends on so many factors; the weather, your availability to fly, finances, and your commitment to follow through. Some people have accomplished this goal in as short as two months, others have taken years. Flying is a perishable skill. Our recommendation to become a safe and competent pilot is to fly a few of times a week to build proficiency.
Getting your Instrument Pilot Rating.
The instrument rating is usually the next step in your aviation path after getting your private pilot license.
An instrument rating opens up so many doors. Flying under instrument flight rules (IFR) vastly increases your situational awareness and builds upon your proficiency as a pilot. Your instrument rating will be one of your most rewarding flying achievements. It is something you want in your tool bag to make you a safer and more competent pilot.
Learning in one of Volar's airplanes, which are equipped with the Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC 700 autopilot system, will make your instrument training safer and easier to comprehend the complexities of instrument flight.
What Are the Requirements to Get an Instrument Rating?
The requirements for Instrument rating are laid out in the Federal Aviation Regulations.(14 CFR 61.65)
• 50 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC, of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane.
• Hold at least a private pilot certificate
• 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the Part 61 areas of operation, of which 15 hours must have been received from an authorized instructor (CFII) who holds an instrument airplane rating.
• 3 hours with an instructor prior to 2 calendar months before the date of the practical test.
• One cross country flight under IFR that has been filed under ATC facility that involves a flight of 250mn along routing with 3 different kinds of instrument approaches with the use of navigation systems.
What Does It Cost to Get Your Instrument Rating?
The requirements for Instrument rating are laid out in the Federal Aviation Regulations. (14 CFR 61.65)
• 40-50 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC in a Cessna 172SP with G1000 and air conditioned.• 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time.• 30 hours of ground training.• Jeppesen instrument pilot training system.• Flight training instrument syllabus.• FAA Written Exam.• Cessna 172SP w/G1000 for check ride.• FAA Examiner Fee.• National average cost ranges between 12,5K - 18K. (This cost is an estimate)
How Long Will It Take to Get Your Instrument Rating?
The average timeframe is typically around 4-6 months.
Getting Your Commercial Pilot Rating.
Your dream was to make your passion for flying a career, and there has never been a better time to become a commercial pilotYou have done the hard work to earn your private pilot license then your instrument rating, and now the only thing that stands between you to realizing your dream to become a professional pilot is the need to obtain the commercial rating. The commercial certificate is the first step allowing you to advance into the airlines, corporate pilot, teaching (CFI), or many other career opportunities.
At Volar, we are excited to help you realize your goal for yourself and are just as committed to helping you as you are to become a professional pilot.
What Are the Requirements to Get a Commercial Rating?
The requirements for the Commercial Certificate are laid out in the Federal Aviation Regulations. (14 CFR 61.123)
To receive your Commercial Certificate, you will be evaluated by an FAA examiner on your practical test consisting of an oral portion and a flight portion. Our instructors will provide you the training to meet all the aeronautical experience prior to your practical test.
• 18 years of age• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.• Received the required ground and flight training endorsements from an authorized flight instructor.• Hold a Private Pilot Certificate & (Instrument Rating) though the instrument rating is not required this rating extremely limiting without it.• Hold at least a current 3rd class (or higher) FAA medical certificate.• Pass the required knowledge and practical tests.• Meet the aeronautical experience requirements.
What Does it Cost to Get Your Commerical Rating?
The requirments for Instrument rating are laid out in the Federal Aviation Regulations.(14 CFR 61.121)
•250 hours of flight time that consist of at least:•100 hours in powered aircraft.•100 hours of PIC time of which:•50 hours in an airplane.•50 hours of cross-country time.•20 hours of training in the areas of operation listed in 61.127(b)(2)•FAA Written Exam.•Cessna 172SP w/G1000 for check ride.•FAA Examiner Fee.•National average cost ranges between 30K - 45K. ( This cost is an estimate and varies on many factors. )
How Long Will It Take to Get Your Commercial Rating?
The average timeframe varies on how often you fly to acquire the required hours to take your commercial check-ride.
More Engines. More Fun!
Multi Engine Commercial Add On.
In your pursuit to continue to advance your piloting career, you will want to add a multi-commercial add-on in our 2016 Seminole with G1000 glass cockpit. Training in a multi-engine airplane is your first step in flying bigger and faster airplanes.
Learning to fly a multi-engine will familiarize you with more complex systems and faster speeds. The multi-engine rating will also be a necessary step in your career for aviators who want to continue their aviation careers and fly with the airlines.
What Are the Requirements to add a Multi-Engine Commercial Add-On?
• There is no FAA written examination for a multi-engine add-on rating. However, you will have to show that you have a comprehensive knowledge of the aircraft systems, performance maneuvers, single-engine operations, spin awareness, emergency operations, and instrument approaches (single-engine).
• Hold at least a current 3rd class FAA medical.
• Must have proof of citizenship (Passport or Birth Certificate) or TSA Approval.
• Have a logbook or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor attesting that the person was found competent in the appropriate aeronautical knowledge areas and proficient in the appropriate areas of operation.
What Does It Cost to Get Your Multi-Engine Add-On?
There is no set number of hours required by the FAA. However, the average number of hours that most students earn a Multi-Engine Add-On is 10 hours.
$ 4,250
$ 750
$ 375
$ 750 • 10 hours of instruction in our
Seminole/G1000 @ $425 hr.
• 10 hours with MEI @ 75.00 hr.
• 5 hours Ground with MEI @ 75.00 hr.
• Check Ride with FAA Examiner (Estimate)
$ 6,125 • Total Cost
How Long Will It Take to Get Your Multi-Engine Add-On Rating?
This rating can go as fast as a week to a couple of months; it is dictated only by your availability to fly, study, the examiner’s availability, and the weather.
CFI, CFI-I, MEI
Certified Flight Instructor
After earning your commercial rating, becoming a CFI is one of the fastest ways to start building hours and begin your career in aviation.
Earning your (CFI, CFI-I, MEI) is no small feat; it takes dedication to study, hard work learning the maneuvers in the right seat, and a tremendous amount of prep work. However, being a CFI is rewarding and will increase your knowledge and proficiency, making you a much better pilot to prepare you for your aviation career.
Teaching someone to fly is extremely rewarding. However, it also takes commitment to safety and due diligence to stay on top of the FAA requirements.
Sharing your experience with your students will be a job you will never forget.
What Are the Requirements for Becoming a Certified Flight Instructor?
• Hold a valid Commercial Pilot Certificate with instrument privileges or Airline Transport Certificate.
• Hold at least a current 3rd class FAA medical.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must read, write, speak and understand the English Language.
• You must have an endorsement from an authorized instructor on the Fundamentals (FOI) appropriate to the required FAA knowledge test (FIA) Flight Instructor Airplane.
• Hold the appropriate category and class rating for the flight instructor rating to be sought.
• Pass the required FAA Written Exams (FOI) Fundamentals of Instructing and (FIA) Flight Instructor Airplane.
• Spin Awareness, Spin Entry, and Recovery Endorsement.
• Complex Endorsement or TAA aircraft.
• Endorsement for Practical Exam
• Pass the Oral and Practical Exam. The prerequisites to becoming a CFI are in the Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 61.
How Long Will It Take to Get Your CFI Rating?
This rating can go as fast as a week to a couple of months; it is dictated only by your availability to fly, study, the examiner’s availability, and the weather.
