Private Pilot
Private Pilot
Earning your Private Pilot License (PPL) is the first step in your aviation journey.
Private Pilot training time: FAA minimums
Harmony Air provides part 61 flight training. The FAA minimums for Private Pilot are:
40 hours total time, including:
- 3 hours dual cross-country
- 3 hours dual night
- 3 hours flight by reference to instruments
- 5 hours solo cross-country
- 10 hours total solo
Note: These are just the minimum requirements as established by the FAA. The total hours that a student needs to achieve competency will vary per individual.
Requirements
- Training can begin at any age! At 16 years old, you may fly solo but carry no passengers. At 17 years old, you may take the PPL checkride.
- U.S. citizen or TSA approval to take flight lessons
- Read, speak, and understand the English language
- Must obtain at least a 3rd class medical certificate prior to soloing
- Must pass written, oral, and flight tests
How do I get my Private Pilot License?
Steps to becoming a Private Pilot:
- Take a Discovery Flight with Harmony Air
- Obtain your Student Pilot Certificate and (minimum) a 3rd Class Medical
- Flight Lessons Phase 1
- Ground Instruction & Home Study
- Solo Flight
- Take your FAA Written Test
- Flight Lessons Phase 2
- Flight Lessons Phase 3
- FAA Checkride
- Private Pilot Certificate!
Flight Lessons Phase 1
- Preflight & Taxi
- Basic Aircraft Control
- Takeoffs & Landings
- Slow Flight
- Aerodynamic Stalls
- Emergency Procedures
- Ground Reference Maneuvers
Flight Lessons Phase 2
- Cross-country Navigation
- Night Flying
- Solo Flights
Flight Lessons Phase 3
- Solo Cross-country Flights
- FAA Checkride Preparation
