Helicopter Flight Training & Lessons
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Before your first solo flight you will need to get a medical certificate and complete a student pilot application.
Private Pilot
Course Requirements
17 years old
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
US citizen
Course completion requirements (FAR 61.109)
40 hours minimum of flight time, which must include 30 hours of flight instruction.
3 hours of cross-country flight training in a helicopter.
10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter.
3 hours cross-country time.
Instrument Pilot
Course Requirements
Hold a Private Pilot Certification
17 years old
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
US citizen
Course completion requirements FAR 61.65
50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command
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10 hours must be in helicopters for an instrument-helicopter rating.
Have a total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time including:
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15 hours of instrument flight training from an authorized instructor
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Instrument training specific to helicopters on cross-country flight procedures that includes at least one cross-country
Commercial Pilot
Course Requirements
Hold a Private Pilot Cert
18 years old
Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
US citizen
Course Completion Requirements FAR 61.129
Must log at least 150 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:
100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in helicopters.
100 hours of pilot-in-command flight time, which includes at least -
35 hours in helicopters; and
10 hours in cross-country flight in helicopters.
20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in § 61.127(b)(3) of this part that includes at least -
5 hours IFR training including, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems.
One 2-hour daytime cross country flight of more than 50 nautical miles
One 2-hour nighttime cross country flight of more than 50 nautical miles
3 hours in a helicopter with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test within the preceding 2 calendar months from the month of the test.
Ten hours of solo flight time
One cross-country flight with landings at a minimum of three points, with one segment consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure
5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern)