COMMERCIAL PILOT

What do I need to know?

This certificate allows a pilot to fly for compensation or hire. To obtain the Commercial Certificate, you must pass an additional knowledge exam and perform
a number of maneuvers that display your skill in handling an aircraft. A minimum of 250 flight hours are required to test for the Commercial Pilot Certificate.

A Commercial Pilot Certificate, you may:

Fly for compensation or hire
Further your aviation career goals

How much does it cost? Read our flight training packet

Ground School

Your Cleared for Hire Online Course is a complete ground school & flight training prep course rolled into one. You’ll see expert video demonstrations of every maneuver you will fly along with clear explanations of how to perform them yourself.

This kit includes:

Immediate online access to the course – which never expires
Free lifetime course updates
Online access to a comprehensive library of pilot resources
Online FAR/AIM
Downloadable flight previews
Downloadable flight training syllabus
Graduation Certificate

Minimum Requirements

250 hours of flight time, 100 hours of which must be in powered aircraft, and 50 must be in airplanes.
100 hours of pilot-in-command time, 50 of which must be in airplanes.
50 hours of cross-country time, 10 of which must be in an airplane.
20 hours of training, including 10 of instrument, 10 of complex or TAA, and a smattering of cross-country and practical test preparation.
10 hours of solo training, including a smattering of cross-country and night.
Pass the FAA Commercial Pilot-Airplane Knowledge Exam
Pass the FAA-Administered Practical Test