Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Checkride: Pass an FAA written knowledge exam and practical flight test (checkride). Checkride: Pass the FAA Instrument Practical Test (Checkride). Flight Training: Part 61: Minimum 250 total flight hours, including: 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC). 3 hours of checkride prep (within 60 days of test).

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Pilot Checkride Cabin Crew Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Well examine why they should always go hand-in-hand and how you can improve your skills to become a more capable pilot. Key Takeaways Currency ensures a pilot meets FAA legal requirements to act as pilot-in-command. Proficiency is a pilots ability to fly skillfully and safely beyond legal minimums.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Pilot in Command Crosswind 52

Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 11, 2024

To obtain a commercial license, your training will include a minimum of 250 hours of flight time, including at least 100 hours of pilot-in-command time and 50 hours of cross-country flight time. You’ll also need to complete a checkride, or practical test, to demonstrate your capabilities in the cockpit.

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Pilot Instrument Flight Rules Pilot in Command Airline 52

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

While this prepares cadets well for modern airliners, it does not prepare them to fly older airplanes with round dial gauges such as what is frequently found in charter operations, in smaller cargo operators, or in fire fighting or EMT airplanes. The other three cargo airlines listed below have developed preferential hiring programs.

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Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 52

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 18, 2024

The change from the Practical Test Standards (PTS) to the ACS was a long-anticipated update for flight instructor applicants and Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). The newest update was effective for checkrides on 5/31/24 or later. At the same time, the FAA also made an update to the Private Pilot AC S.

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Checkride Weather Pilot Flight Plan 83