Commercial Pilot Certificate (CPL) - ACS Aligned
Prerequisites: Private Pilot Certificate, 18+ years old, 2nd Class Medical
250+
Flight Hours
30-35
Ground Hours
12-16
Weeks (Typical)
$12,000
Estimated Cost
Rates: Airplane $169/hr | Instructor $70/hr
Ground Training Lessons
Reference: PHAK, CPH
Ground 1: Airplanes and Aerodynamics
- Flight Principles, Aerodynamics 3.0 hrs
Ground 2: Airplane Instruments, Engines, Systems
- Systems, Instruments 3.0 hrs
Ground 3: Airports, Air Traffic Control, Airspace
- Airport Operations, ATC 3.0 hrs
Ground 4: Federal Aviation Regulations
- FARs, Regulations 3.0 hrs
Ground 5: Airplane Performance, Weight & Balance
- Performance Calculations 3.0 hrs
Ground 6: Aeromedical Factors, ADM
- Medical, Decision Making 2.0 hrs
Ground 7: Aviation Weather
Ground 8: Aviation Weather Services
- Weather Reports, Forecasts 2.5 hrs
Ground 9: Navigation: Charts, Computers
Ground 10: Navigation Systems
Ground 11: Cross-Country Flight Planning
Flight Training Lessons (GLEIM)
Part 61 Flight Lessons
STAGE ONE - Basic Maneuvers
- Flight 1: Review PPL Maneuvers 1.5 hr
- Flight 2: Slow Flight, Stalls 1.5 hr
- Flight 3: Soft Field Operations 1.5 hr
- Flight 4: Short Field Operations 1.5 hr
STAGE TWO - Performance Maneuvers
- Flight 5: Steep Turns 1.5 hr
- Flight 6: Chandelles 1.5 hr
- Flight 7: Lazy Eights 1.5 hr
- Flight 8: Steep Spirals 1.5 hr
- Flight 9: Eights on Pylons 1.5 hr
STAGE THREE - Complex Aircraft
- Flight 10: Complex Aircraft Systems 2.0 hr
- Flight 11: Complex Takeoffs/Landings 1.5 hr
- Flight 12: Emergency Procedures 1.5 hr
- Flight 13: Multiengine Basics 2.0 hr
STAGE FOUR - Cross-Country
- Flight 14: Cross-Country Operations 2.0 hr
- Flight 15: Night XC 1.5 hr
- Flight 16: Checkride Prep 2.0 hr
Flight Training (ACS Aligned)
Flight hours distributed across all Areas of Operation
Minimum Hours per FAR 61.129
- Total Flight Time 250 hrs minimum
- Pic Time 100 hrs minimum
- Cross-Country Time 50 hrs minimum
- Night Time 25 hrs minimum
- Instrument Time 50 hrs minimum
- Complex/Retract/Complex+ Requirement varies
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