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by Grojan Fabiola, Gro

Private pilot training can be an exciting and personally rewarding experience, and it also provides a new skill that can really take you places. Flight training of any kind has some serious requirements, however, that any applicant must fulfill in order to begin the training program. The Federal Aviation Administration sets these guidelines up to ensure that people are prepared for the strains of pilot training, and that they will be able to keep their passengers safe.
The first thing that anyone must acquire before they can begin private pilot training is a medical certificate. Flight training students must all pass a basic medical exam when they apply for the school, which certifies that they have met the medical standards for safely operating an aircraft. Unfortunately, you cannot undergo pilot training if you have poor vision, because the FAA cannot ensure that you will safely fly yourself and passengers in all possible circumstances.
You must also be at least 16 years of age old to begin pilot training with a student pilot certificate, and 17 years old to actually get a private pilot license. It is easy to understand why there would be such an age limit for flight training, since the same limits apply to driving a car. There is no upper age limit for private pilot training, however, as long as you are healthy enough to pass the basic medical exam.
You must also be able to read, speak, and understand English fluently to begin private pilot training, since it is the international language of aviation. During the course of your flight training, all of the coursework will be in English, and once you are in the air all of the flight commands will be in English. As you fly internationally, other aviation professionals will all be able to communicate in this language.
With these requirements fulfilled, all you need is the time and the money to do it.

The Post Solo Training Costs associated with the Private Pilot License are normally close to the pre solo phase but will burn your money up the fastest. Once you break this down you want to look at the big picture of the entire license. You don't want to get stuck and run out of money because in this phase of your training, you are doing longer flights and will have more ground instruction.

Once again there are some requirements put out by the FAA that have to be done before you can do your solo cross countries. Some training syllabuses will do some of the things I list below before solo but I like to build each lesson on top of the other so you learn one thing and then integrate it into the next lesson.

A perfect example is the simulated instrument training. I have this broken into 2 post solo flights. That will get about 2.2 hours of simulated instrument time. Then I have a lost procedures lesson where we will get about another .3 hours then the rest I will pick up at the flight test preparation stage. Bottom line is you need the three hours but if you are getting a little here and then a little there, chances are someone misses it and the examiner picks it up on flight test day and then walks out because you aren't qualified.

The other thing that can happen is your instructor picks it up and then up you go for an extra flight. The same thing can happen with the night time. I can't tell you how many times it has even happened to me no matter how careful I was. Now I do all the night time in one flight so it is over and done with. You don't want to get a call from your instructor the night before your flight test telling you to meet them at the airport to get some more flight time.

For our purpose here I will just list the requirements and then give you an estimate on the cost. The Private Pilot Post Solo requirements can be found at the link below. I will just outline the cost for you:

Private Pilot License, Post Solo Requirements
Basically there are 5 things needed before you can go on solo cross countries.

Soft Field Takeoffs and Landings

Short Field Takeoffs and Landings

Simulated Instrument Time

Vor Navigation

Cross Country Flight Training

Now the Hour Requirements are just for the Private Pilot License Aeronautical Experience but you have to have logged the above subject areas. I also Include the Dual Cross Countries Day and then all the night time Required.

1.5 Hours Dual Instruction for Soft-Field / Short-Field Takeoffs and Landings

2.2 Hours Dual Instruction / Simulated Instrument Instruction

4.4 Hours Dual Instruction for Cross-Countries

2.5 Hours Ground Instruction

3.0 Hours Dual instruction for Night Flying

5 Hours Solo Cross Country

In my syllabus, I have two dual cross-country flights, and each averages 2.2 hours. The FAA only has an hour requirement for the private pilot certificate, but I personally think that students need two different cross-country flights and about 2-3 hours of ground instruction. I am also going to add the solo cross country hours here since the goal here is to get the solo cross country requirements and move on to the flight test preparation portion of your Private Pilot Flight Training.

If we add this all up we get the following cost for this part of your private pilot training:

Private Pilot License Post Solo Cost

11.1 Hours of Dual Instruction @ $165 Per hour $1831.50

2.5 Hours of Ground Instruction @ $45 Per Hour $112.50

5 Hours of Solo Cross Country Flight $600.00

Total $2543.00

Once again with a good instructor and flying consistently, you should be close to this amount for this phase of your Pilot License Training.

Depending on the instructor or the syllabus you may do one day cross country and then one night cross country. I personally have two different day cross countries to different types of airports.

Hope to see you in the sky

Airfreddy

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