getting pilots license?

Question

what do you need and what do you need to do to get your pilots licence by the way I live in chicago

Answer 1

You may want to subscribe to this blog: http://360.yahoo.com/private_jet_charter which walks you through all aspects of getting your private pilots license. Additional information can be obtained at: http://www.aopa.org including a database of flight schools in your area.

Good luck with the flying!

Answer 2

The cost of getting your pilots licence is between $3500 and $4000. It requires multiple written tests and a physical. You must also fly for 40 hours. 30 hours of which must be done with a licenced instructor. For more accurate information in you area look up flying schools in your phone book. I'm sure there are quite a few in your area.

Answer 3

It all depends on the level you wish to attain. There are minimum requirements for each level as far as flight time as well as the required written and flight test.

Considering the cost factor, it will vary depending on how long it takes to get to a certian level. As an example, the first licence you have to get is your private pilot. You have to have a minimum of 40 flight hours. Right now, here in South Carolina, the average charge is around $160.00 an hour. When I was learning to fly, it was $65 an hour.

Answer 4

i'm a pilot, so I honestly have a diverse view, each so often, than human beings in this board - no more effective useful or worse, basically diverse... My feeling, is that once you get to be a pilot, you'll pick to fly at nighttime, and with passengers. you receives bitten by way of the 'computer virus' (no pun meant) to percentage your exhilaration of flying with others. and also you may likely desire you had lengthy gone ahead and gotten your deepest certificate. also, the LSA limits you to the type of plane you are able to fly, and maximum are going to be ones you'll could purchase, while you would possibly want to lease an plane you'd be qualified for as a private Pilot, including to the risk that you will have the capacity to fly more effective as a private Pilot, as against and LSA certificate. no longer some thing incorrect with an LSA, although, basically more effective constrained. My suggestion, might want to be, if you're healthful, and don't have a condition like coronary heart issues, diabetes, etc., that could disqualify you for the third classification medical, then i might want to take a seem at it. confer with an instructor domestically, and ask them. you are able to oftentimes locate one at a community airport that could be satisfied to describe the experts and cons of each, and then you'd be making a more effective suggested determination. good success, whichever way you'll go - it truly is large to be a pilot

Answer 5

What planet or Decade should I say, are you on where a private license costs $3,500? The actual real world 2007 price is closer to around $6,000. Flight schools are going to tell you the "legal minimums which convert into the cheapest costs" Real world is $6,000 and thats for someone who REALLY has the motivation to do it. You end up buying a lot of extra equipment as a pilot/student no one tells you about and you will never make it in 40hrs. If you do your instructor should have his ticket taken.

Answer 6

could cost more in your area check out the cost of fuel www.airnav.com or www.navaid.com those can give you some leads to fuel cost in chicago (kinda high as I recall)

Answer 7

Cost ....like alot in aviation, it depends..it is different all over the county and even on opposite sides of a city For a training airplane the rental fees could range from $45 to $125 hr. Instructors from $20-$75 hr. With the MINIMUM of 40 hrs that is (an average of $85 hr for the plane, and $50 hr for the Instructor. This is $3,400. + $2,000 as a Starting point. Add to that ,ground school material and cost.
Books. budget around $125 ground school could be a class, or one on one with your instructor, budget $250.
Medical exam $85-$150 Check ride $200-$400
hat is a total of around $6100 more or less. this id based of just 40 hours. more realisticly speaking about $8,000
especially living near chi town home of 'Da Mayor" that likes to demo airports in the middle of the night in violation of Federal Law (Rant off )
Currently, Private pilot applicants are AVERAGING nationwide around 55 hours of training before they pass the check ride.

This is just for Private pilot Vfr (Visual Flight rules ) only.

then you are looking at training for the Instrument Rating,
Commercial Pilot Certificate, then Airline Transport Pilot
If you are interested in Flying Airliners.

Below is the required training to become a Private Pilot.
Take in mind, this is just the MINIMUM requirements, and often it takes a little more to become proficient.



§ 61.109 Aeronautical experience.
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(a) For an airplane single-engine rating. Except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section, a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least 40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 hours of flight training from an authorized instructor and 10 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in §61.107(b)(1) of this part, and the training must include at least—

(1) 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane;





§ 61.107 Flight proficiency.


(a) General. A person who applies for a private pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the areas of operation of this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

(b) Areas of operation. (1) For an airplane category rating with a single-engine class rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and seaplane base operations;

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(v) Performance maneuvers;

(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;

(vii) Navigation;

(viii) Slow flight and stalls;

(ix) Basic instrument maneuvers;

(x) Emergency operations;

(xi) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and

(xii) Postflight procedures.

(2) For an airplane category rating with a multiengine class rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and seaplane base operations;

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(v) Performance maneuvers;

(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;

(vii) Navigation;

(viii) Slow flight and stalls;

(ix) Basic instrument maneuvers;

(x) Emergency operations;

(xi) Multiengine operations;

(xii) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and

(xiii) Postflight procedures.

(3) For a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and heliport operations;

(iv) Hovering maneuvers;

(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(vi) Performance maneuvers;

(vii) Navigation;

(viii) Emergency operations;

(ix) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and

(x) Postflight procedures.

(4) For a rotorcraft category rating with a gyroplane class rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport operations;

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(v) Performance maneuvers;

(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;

(vii) Navigation;

(viii) Flight at slow airspeeds;

(ix) Emergency operations;

(x) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and

(xi) Postflight procedures.

(5) For a powered-lift category rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and heliport operations;

(iv) Hovering maneuvers;

(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(vi) Performance maneuvers;

(vii) Ground reference maneuvers;

(viii) Navigation;

(ix) Slow flight and stalls;

(x) Basic instrument maneuvers;

(xi) Emergency operations;

(xii) Night operations, except as provided in §61.110 of this part; and

(xiii) Postflight procedures.

(6) For a glider category rating:

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and gliderport operations;

(iv) Launches and landings;

(v) Performance speeds;

(vi) Soaring techniques;

(vii) Performance maneuvers;

(viii) Navigation;

(ix) Slow flight and stalls;

(x) Emergency operations; and

(xi) Postflight procedures.

(2) Except as provided in §61.110 of this part, 3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane that includes—

(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance; and

(ii) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.

(3) 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;

(4) 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; and

(5) 10 hours of solo flight time in a single-engine airplane, consisting of at least—

(i) 5 hours of solo cross-country time;

(ii) 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; and

(iii) 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.






§ 61.105 Aeronautical knowledge.

(a) General. A person who is applying for a private pilot certificate must receive and log ground training from an authorized instructor or complete a home-study course on the aeronautical knowledge areas of paragraph (b) of this section that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.

(b) Aeronautical knowledge areas. (1) Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that relate to private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations;

(2) Accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety Board;

(3) Use of the applicable portions of the “Aeronautical Information Manual” and FAA advisory circulars;

(4) Use of aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems;

(5) Radio communication procedures;

(6) Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, windshear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts;

(7) Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence;

(8) Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance;

(9) Weight and balance computations;

(10) Principles of aerodynamics, powerplants, and aircraft systems;

(11) Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques for the airplane and glider category ratings;

(12) Aeronautical decision making and judgment; and

(13) Preflight action that includes—

(i) How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; and

(ii) How to plan for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be completed or delays are encountered.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40902, July 30, 1997]


§ 61.103 Eligibility requirements: General.
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To be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a person must:

(a) Be at least 17 years of age for a rating in other than a glider or balloon.

(b) Be at least 16 years of age for a rating in a glider or balloon.

(c) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft.

(d) Receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:

(1) Conducted the training or reviewed the person's home study on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in §61.105(b) of this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought; and

(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required knowledge test.

(e) Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in §61.105(b) of this part.

(f) Receive flight training and a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who:

(1) Conducted the training in the areas of operation listed in §61.107(b) of this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought; and

(2) Certified that the person is prepared for the required practical test.

(g) Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought before applying for the practical test.

(h) Pass a practical test on the areas of operation listed in §61.107(b) of this part that apply to the aircraft rating sought.


Good luck, I fly for recreation only , I hope you accomplish your dream .