This course is designed to take a holder of an FAA Private Pilot License who meets the aeronautical experience requirements of FAR 61.129 to an FAA certified Commercial Pilot of a single engine airplane. A multi-engine add on rating can also be added to your Commercial Pilot certificate.

Put your favorite hobby to good use. With a Commercial Pilot Certificate, you can fly airplanes for hire. Whether it be for a local company, your own personal aerial photography business, or perhaps introducing others to the wonders of aviation, the Commercial Pilot Certificate will allow you to explore more horizons in the field of aviation. Additionally, you will become eligible to begin training as a Certified Flight Instructor, and be able to teach others to fly.

Requirements:

• 250 Hours Total Flight Time
• 100 hours in powered aircraft, 50 hours airplanes
• 100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time
• 50 hours in airplanes
• 50 hours in cross-country flight of which at least 10 hours must be in airplanes
• 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in 61.127(b)(1)
• 10 hours of instrument training of which 5 hours must be in a single-engine airplane
• 10 hours of training in a complex airplane
• One cross-country flight with a CFI of at least 2 hours in a single-engine airplane in day VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure
• One cross-country flight with a CFI of at least 2 hours in a single-engine airplane in night VFR conditions, consisting of a total straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure
• 3 hours of training in a single-engine airplane in preparation for the practical test
• 10 hours of solo flight in a single-engine airplane on the areas of operation listed in 61.127(b)(1)
• One solo cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical
  miles from the original departure point...; and
• 5 hours of solo flight in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower